Annie Karich

College career

Karich had a strong freshman season with the Santa Clara Broncos in 2022, recording a team-high 8 assists and starting all but one game in 20 appearances. She started all 21 games and scored 2 goals with 2 assists as a sophomore in 2023. After two seasons at Santa Clara, she decided to go pro and give up her remaining college eligibility.

Club career

On November 24, 2023, German club SC Freiburg announced that they had signed Karich to her first professional contract and she would arrive after the winter break. She made her professional debut in the first game of the year, starting and playing the full match at center back, in a 2–0 win over RB Leipzig on January 27, 2024. She made a solid defensive partnership with Janina Minge, helping the club to three consecutive clean sheets in February/March, before moving to defensive midfielder toward the end of the season. She made 12 league appearances that season.

On July 2, 2025, Boston Legacy announced the signing of Karich as the NWSL expansion team's first player, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option for a further year. She was loaned to Liga MX Femenil side Club América through the end of the year before Boston's inaugural season. During her time in Mexico, she made key contributions with the most minutes in the squad as América reached the Apertura playoff final.

International career 2019–2022: Youth level Karich began training with the United States under-15 team in 2018. She was a regular part of the under-17 team the following year. She was named to the under-20 squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as an injury replacement for her Santa Clara teammate Sally Menti.

Honors and awards

Santa Clara Broncos West Coast Conference: 2022

Individual First-team All-WCC: 2022, 2023 WCC Defender of the Year: 2023 WCC Freshman of the Year: 2022