Yusuf Demir
Yusuf Demir (born 2 June 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rapid Wien.
![]() Yusuf Demir in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yusuf Demir | ||
Date of birth | June 2, 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Vienna, Austria[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien | ||
Number | 48 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | First Vienna | ||
2013–2016 | Rapid Wien | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Rapid Wien II | 11 | (1) |
2019– | Rapid Wien | 16 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Austria U17 | 14 | (9) |
2020– | Austria U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:54, 11 December 2020 (UTC) |
Professional career
On 26 May 2019, Demir signed a professional contract with SK Rapid Wien.[2] Demir made his professional debut with Rapid Wien in a 3–0 Austrian Football Bundesliga win over Admira on 14 December 2019.[3] On 15 September 2020, Demir scored a goal for Rapid Wien in 1–2 defeat against Gent in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, at 17 years, 3 months and 13 days old, to become the youngest Austrian scorer since Gerd Wimmer in 1994, aged 17 years, 10 months and 27 days.[4]
International career
Born in Austria, Demir is of Turkish descent. He is a youth international for Austria.[5]
References
- "Instagram-Leak: Demir gegen Salzburg erstmals im Rapid-Kader? » abseits.at". October 26, 2019.
- "Yusuf Demir bis 2022 Rapidler!". SK Rapid.
- "Admira vs. Rapid Wien - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- "Rapid-Juwel Demir schreibt Europacup-Geschichte". krone.at (in German). 15 September 2020.
- Sarigul, Emre (March 30, 2019). "Man City & Man United Scout 15-Year-Old Forward Yusuf Demir".
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