# Dario Šarić (footballer)

Dario Šarić (pronounced; born 30 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Cesena, on loan from Palermo. Born in Italy, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Šarić started his professional career at Carpi, who sent him on loan to Virtus Castelfranco in 2015 and to Siena in 2016. In 2020, he joined Ascoli. Two years later, he switched to Palermo, who loaned him to Antalyaspor in 2023 and to Cesena in 2025.
A former youth international for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Šarić made his senior international debut in 2022.

## Club career
### Early career

Šarić started playing football at Cesena's youth academy, before joining Carpi's youth setup in 2014. In February 2015, he was loaned to Virtus Castelfranco until the end of the season. In July 2016, he was sent on a season-long loan to Siena, with whom he made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal.
In September 2020, he moved to Ascoli.

### Palermo

In August 2022, Šarić signed a four-year deal with Palermo. He made his official debut for the team on 3 September against Reggina.
In August 2023, he was loaned to Turkish side Antalyaspor for the remainder of the campaign.
In January 2025, he was sent on a six-month loan to Cesena.

## International career

Šarić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at various youth levels.
In May 2021, he received his first senior call-up, for friendly games against Montenegro and Denmark, but had to wait until 26 September 2022 to make his debut in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League game against Romania.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Virtus Castelfranco (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie D | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Siena (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Carpi | 2017–18 | Serie B | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| Carpi | 2018–19 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Carpi | 2019–20 | Serie C | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Carpi | Total | Total | 54 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 4 |
| Ascoli | 2020–21 | Serie B | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 1 |
| Ascoli | 2021–22 | Serie B | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Ascoli | 2022–23 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| Ascoli | Total | Total | 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 5 |
| Palermo | 2022–23 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 0 |
| Palermo | 2023–24 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Palermo | 2024–25 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Palermo | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 |
| Antalyaspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 3 |
| Cesena (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 222 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 238 | 14 |
* ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Turkish Cup
* ↑ Appearances in Serie C promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearance in Serie B promotion play-offs

### International

    As of match played 14 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7 | 0 |