Benjamin Kanuric
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Enns, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leixões | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Ingolstadt 04 | 71 | (14) |
| 2025– | Leixões | 0 | (0) |
| 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 as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Liga Portugal 2 club Leixões.
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] On 17 July 2025, Ingolstadt announced Kanuric's transfer to Leixões in Portugal.[5]
International career
Kanuric was born in Austria and is of Bosnian descent.[6] He is a youth international for Austria, having represented them from all levels from U15 to U19.[7]
References
- ^ "Rapid bindet Mittelfeld-Talent Benjamin Kanuric bis 2023 (90minuten.at)". www.90minuten.at.
- ^ "Lask Linz vs. Rapid Wien – Playbyplay – July 31, 2021". FOX Sports.
- ^ Ahlers, Jan (6 July 2022). "Arminia Bielefelds fünfter Sommertransfer heißt Benjamin Kanuric". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "VON BIELEFELD NACH INGOLSTADT: BENJAMIN KANURIC WIRD EIN SCHWARZ-ROTER" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Mach's gut, Benji: Kanuric unterschreibt beim portugiesischen Zweitligisten Leixoes SC" [Farewell, Benji: Kanuric signs with Portuguese second division club Leixões SC] (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Juventus, BVB, Arsenal: Europa jagt Rapid-Youngster Kanuric » abseits.at".
- ^ 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.
External links
- Benjamin Kanuric at Soccerway
- Benjamin Kanuric at ÖFB (in German)