Karim Onisiwo
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_53.jpg) Onisiwo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim Onisiwo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | SC Ostbahn XI | 23 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | TSV Neumarkt | 16 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Austria Salzburg | 31 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | SV Mattersburg | 51 | (20) |
| 2016–2025 | Mainz 05 | 214 | (33) |
| 2025– | Red Bull Salzburg | 25 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Austria U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | Austria | 24 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:33, 22 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg and the Austria national team.
Onisiwo joined Austria Salzburg in 2012.[2] After two years in SV Mattersburg, he joined German side 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] He extended his contract with Mainz 05 until 2026.[5]
On 2 January 2025, Onisiwo returned to Austria and signed a contract with Red Bull Salzburg until 30 June 2026.[6]
International career
Onisiwo was born in Austria to a Nigerian father and Austrian mother.[7] He made his debut for the senior Austria squad as a substitute, in a friendly against Switzerland in November 2015.[8]
