Furkan Demir (born 29 November 2004) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...

for

Austrian Football Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

club

TSV Hartberg TSV Hartberg, currently known as TSV Egger Glas Hartberg for sponsorship reasons, is an association football club based in Hartberg, Styria, Austria. Founded in 1946, the club competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Aust ...

, on loan from

Rapid Wien Sportklub Rapid (), commonly known as Rapid Wien or Rapid Vienna in English, is an Austrian professional football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid has won the most Austrian championship titles (32), including the f ...

. Born in

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

, he is a youth international for

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Club career

A youth product of

First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly known to Aust ...

, Demir joined the youth academy of

in 2013. On 20 May 2022, he signed his first professional contract with

until 2024, and was promoted to their reserves in the 2. Liga. On 22 May 2024, he extended his contract with Rapid Wien until 2026. On 5 September 2024, he was loaned out

in the

for the 2024–25 season. He made his senior and professional debut with Hartberg in a 2–2 Austrian Bundesliga tie with

Austria Klagenfurt Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, of which the capital Vienna is the most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Ger ...

on 21 September 2024.

International career

Born in Austria, he is a youth international for Turkey. He was called up to the Turkey U21s in June 2025.

Personal life

Furkan is the younger brother of the Austrian international footballer

Yusuf Demir Yusuf Demir (; born 2 June 2003) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Club career Early life Yusuf Demir was born on 2 June 2003, in Vienna, Austria, to Turkish parents, with his f ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Demir, Furkan 2004 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Austrian men's footballers Austrian people of Turkish descent Men's association football fullbacks SK Rapid Wien players TSV Hartberg players Austrian Football Bundesliga players 2. Liga (Austria) players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen 21st-century Austrian sportsmen