Yusuf Demir

Yusuf Demir (born 2 June 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Rapid Wien.

Yusuf Demir
Yusuf Demir in 2018
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Demir
Date of birth (2003-06-02) 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
  1. "Instagram-Leak: Demir gegen Salzburg erstmals im Rapid-Kader? » abseits.at". October 26, 2019.
  2. "Yusuf Demir bis 2022 Rapidler!". SK Rapid.
  3. "Admira vs. Rapid Wien - 14 December 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. "Rapid-Juwel Demir schreibt Europacup-Geschichte". krone.at (in German). 15 September 2020.
  5. Sarigul, Emre (March 30, 2019). "Man City & Man United Scout 15-Year-Old Forward Yusuf Demir".
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