| Goran Karačić | |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Height: | 1.96 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Caps1: | 24 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Adanaspor |
| Caps2: | 91 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → SV Sandhausen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Adana Demirspor |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Zrinjski Mostar |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam3: | Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
Goran Karačić (pronounced as /hr/; born 18 August 1996) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bosnian Premier League club Zrinjski Mostar.
Karačić started his professional career at Zrinjski Mostar, before joining Adanaspor in 2016. He was loaned to SV Sandhausen in 2017. Five years later, he moved to Adana Demirspor. In 2024, he went back to Zrinjski Mostar.
Karačić came through the youth academy of his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar, which he joined in 2006.[1] He made his professional debut against Olimpic on 26 July 2015 at the age of 18.[2]
In June 2016, he moved to Turkish team Adanaspor.[3] In August 2017, he was sent on a season-long loan to German side SV Sandhausen.[4]
In July 2022, Karačić signed with Adana Demirspor.[5]
In January 2024, he returned to Zrinjski Mostar.[6]
Karačić represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at all youth levels.[7]
In May 2016, he received his first senior call-up, for a friendly game against Spain and the 2016 Kirin Cup.[8]
Goran is the youngest of the Karačić brothers. His older brothers Ivan and Igor are both professional handball players. Ivan is representing Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Igor plays for Croatia.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2015–16 | Bosnian Premier League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Adanaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1. Lig | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1. Lig | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1. Lig | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1. Lig | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 91 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 92 | 0 | ||||
| Adana Demirspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Zrinjski Mostar | 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 133 | 0 | |||
Zrinjski Mostar[10]