Yusuf Demir (Turkish: [juˈsuf deˈmiɾ]; born 2 June 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Austria national team.
![]() Demir with Austria U17 in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yusuf Demir[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2003-06-02) 2 June 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | First Vienna | ||
2013–2019 | Rapid Wien | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Rapid Wien II | 11 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Rapid Wien | 42 | (7) |
2021–2022 | → Barcelona (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2022– | Galatasaray | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Austria U15 | 5 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Austria U17 | 14 | (9) |
2022 | Austria U19 | 4 | (1) |
2020– | Austria U21 | 6 | (1) |
2021– | Austria | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:39, 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:39, 4 August 2022 (UTC) |
Yusuf Demir was born on 2 June 2003, in Vienna, Austria, to Turkish parents, with his family roots in Trabzon, Turkey.[2][3][4]
On 26 May 2019, Demir signed a professional contract with Rapid Wien.[5] Demir made his professional debut with Rapid Wien in a 3–0 league win over Admira on 14 December 2019.[6] On 15 September 2020, Demir scored a goal for Rapid Wien in 2–1 defeat against Gent in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, at 17 years, three months and 13 days old, to become the youngest Austrian scorer since Gerd Wimmer in 1994, aged 17 years, ten months and 27 days.[7]
In July 2021, Barcelona announced the signing of Demir on a season-long loan from Rapid Wien for €500,000, with an option to make the move permanent in the future for a further €10 million, but if the player reached ten appearances the club would be obligated to activate it.[8]
On 23 August, 2021, Demir made his competitive debut against Athletic Bilbao. He came on as a replacement for Martin Braithwaite after 61 minutes, becoming Barça's youngest foreign debutant since Lionel Messi (aged 17 years and 114 days) did so in 2004.[9]
On 31 August 2021, Demir was registered by Barcelona to play in La Liga as a first-team player after he was previously set to be registered in the reserves.[10] He was handed the number 11 jersey that was previously held by Ousmane Dembélé.[11]
On 13 January 2022, the loan was terminated, and Demir returned to Austria.[12]
On 8 September 2022, he signed a 4-year contract with Galatasaray.[13] It has been announced that a transfer fee of €6,000,000 will be paid to the player's former team, Rapid Wien.[14]
Demir is a youth international for Austria. He debuted for the senior Austria national team in a 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification win over the Faroe Islands on 28 March 2021.[15]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rapid Wien II | 2019–20 | Region League East | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Rapid Wien | 2019–20 | Austrian Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 32 | 9 | |||
2021–22 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Total | 41 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 51 | 10 | |||
Barcelona (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Career total | 43 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 9 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Austria | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Demir was born in Vienna but is an ethnic Turk with his family roots in Trabzon, Turkey.
Son yıllarda birçok yetenekli futbolcu çıkaran Avusturya futbolunda son günlerde en çok konuşulan isimlerin başında bir Türk geliyor.
The Turkish youngster did not know to be valued by the teams of his country, whereas Austria has received it and even has formed part of the absolute selection.
Galatasaray S.K. – current squad | |
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