Karim Onisiwo

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.

Karim Onisiwo

Onisiwo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Karim Onisiwo[1]
Date of birth	(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward, right winger
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	9	(1)
International career‡
2014	Austria U21	1	(0)
2015–2023	Austria	24	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:11, 2 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 August 2025^[9]

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
Austria Salzburg	2013–14	Austrian Second League	31	18	2	0	—		—		33	18
SV Mattersburg	2014–15	Austrian 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	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		214	33	16	2	3	0	0	0	233	35
Red Bull Salzburg	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	8	1	1	0	—		3[a]	1	12	2
	2025–26	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	2[b]	1	—		3	1
	Total		9	1	1	0	2	1	3	1	15	3
Career total			321	74	25	3	5	1	3	1	354	85

1. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Onisiwo goal.

List of international goals scored by Karim Onisiwo

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