Karim Onisiwo

Karim Onisiwo
Onisiwo with Austria U21 in 2014
Personal information
Full name Karim Onisiwo[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward, right winger
Team information
Current team
Mainz 05
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 SC Ostbahn XI 23 (7)
2011–2012 TSV Neumarkt 16 (8)
2012–2014 SV Austria Salzburg 31 (18)
2014–2016 SV Mattersburg 51 (20)
2016– Mainz 05 212 (33)
International career
2014 Austria U21 1 (0)
2015–2023 Austria 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Karim Onisiwo (born 17 March 1992) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Austria national team.

Club career

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Onisiwo joined Austrian club SV Austria Salzburg in 2012.[2] After two years in Mattersburg, he joined German side FSV Mainz 05 in January 2016. He scored his first goal for Mainz on 7 May 2016 in a 3-1 win against VfB Stuttgart.[3] In his first full season in Mainz, Onisiwo played in the UEFA Europa League and finished as 3rd in group stage. He scored his first hat-trick for the club on 28 January 2023 in a 5–2 win against VfL Bochum.[4]

Onisiwo has a contract until 2026.[5]

International career

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Onisiwo was born in Austria to a Nigerian father and Austrian mother.[6] He made his debut for the senior Austria squad as a substitute, in a friendly against Switzerland in November 2015.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSV Neumarkt 2011–12 1. Landesliga 16 8 1 0 17 8
SV Austria Salzburg 2013–14 Austrian Football Second League 31 18 2 0 33 18
SV Mattersburg 2014–15 Austrian Football Second League 33 18 2 0 35 18
2014–15 Austrian Bundesliga 18 2 3 1 21 3
Total 51 20 5 1 56 21
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 9 1 0 0 9 1
2016–17 Bundesliga 16 1 2 0 3 0 21 1
2017–18 Bundesliga 8 0 2 0 10 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 26 7 1 0 27 7
2019–20 Bundesliga 32 4 1 0 33 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 31 4 1 0 32 4
2021–22 Bundesliga 31 5 2 2 33 7
2022–23 Bundesliga 31 10 3 0 34 10
2023–24 Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 26 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 4 0 2 0 6 0
Total 212 33 16 2 3 0 0 0 231 35
Career total 310 73 24 3 3 0 0 0 337 82

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Austria 2015 1 0
2016 1 0
2019 4 0
2020 4 1
2021 5 0
2022 5 0
2023 4 0
Total 24 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onisiwo goal.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2020 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria  Romania 2–3 2–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

References

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  1. ^ "Karim Onisiwo". Bundesliga. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Austria Salzburg holt Sturmtalent Karim Onisiwo". Austria Salzburg (in German).
  3. ^ "Spielinfo Vfb Stuttgart - 1. FSV Mainz 05 1:3". kicker.de (in German).
  4. ^ "Drei Onisiwo-Tore lassen Mainz jubeln" (in German). Sportschau. 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Entscheidung leicht gefallen: Onisiwo verlängert um zwei Jahre". kicker.de (in German).
  6. ^ "Mainz 05: Spieler immer wieder Opfer rassistischer Beleidigungen - Verein positioniert sich". www.fr.de.
  7. ^ "Austria vs Switzerland". skysports.com. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  8. ^ Karim Onisiwo at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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