Benjamin Kanuric

Benjamin Kanuric
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Enns, Austria
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ingolstadt 04
Number 8
Youth career
2009–2011 LASK
2011–2012 Red Bull Salzburg
2012–2014 Liefering
2014–2018 Red Bull Salzburg
2018–2019 Deutz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Rapid Wien II 51 (6)
2021–2022 Rapid Wien 2 (0)
2022–2023 Arminia Bielefeld 10 (1)
2023– Ingolstadt 04 42 (7)
International career‡
2018 Austria U15 3 (0)
2019 Austria U16 2 (0)
2019 Austria U17 6 (2)
2021 Austria U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 Austria U19 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:05, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Benjamin Kanuric (Bosnian: Kanurić; born 26 February 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German 3. Liga club Ingolstadt 04.

Club career

Kanuric is a youth product of LASK, Red Bull Salzburg, Liefering and Deutz 05. He moved to Rapid Wien in 2019 and began his professional career with their reserves in 2020, signing a professional contract with them.[1] He debuted for their senior team in a 1–1 Austrian Bundesliga tie with LASK on 31 July 2021.[2]

Kanuric joined German club Arminia Bielefeld, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, in July 2022.[3]

On 29 June 2023, Kanuric joined Ingolstadt 04 in German 3. Liga.[4]

International career

Kanuric was born in Austria and is of Bosnian descent.[5] He is a youth international for Austria, having represented them from all levels from U15 to U19.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rapid bindet Mittelfeld-Talent Benjamin Kanuric bis 2023 (90minuten.at)". www.90minuten.at.
  2. ^ "Lask Linz vs. Rapid Wien – Playbyplay – July 31, 2021". FOX Sports.
  3. ^ Ahlers, Jan (6 July 2022). "Arminia Bielefelds fünfter Sommertransfer heißt Benjamin Kanuric". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. ^ "VON BIELEFELD NACH INGOLSTADT: BENJAMIN KANURIC WIRD EIN SCHWARZ-ROTER" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Juventus, BVB, Arsenal: Europa jagt Rapid-Youngster Kanuric » abseits.at".
  6. ^ ORF.at/Agenturen red (18 May 2022). "Demir im ÖFB-Aufgebot für U19-EM in der Slowakei". sport.ORF.at (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2022.