Yusuf Demir (; born 2 June 2003) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Austria national team.

Club career

Early life

Yusuf Demir was born on 2 June 2003, in

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, Austria, to Turkish parents, with his family roots in

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, Turkey.

Rapid Wien

On 26 May 2019, Demir signed a professional contract with

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. Demir made his professional debut with Rapid Wien in a 3–0 league win over Admira on 14 December 2019. On 15 September 2020, Demir scored a goal for Rapid Wien in 2–1 defeat against

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in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, at 17 years, three months and 13 days old, to become the youngest Austrian scorer since

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in 1994, aged 17 years, ten months and 27 days.

Barcelona

In July 2021,

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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. On 23 August, 2021, Demir made his competitive debut against

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. He came on as a replacement for

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after 61 minutes, becoming Barça's youngest foreign debutant since

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(aged 17 years and 114 days) did so in 2004. On 31 August 2021, Demir was registered by Barcelona to play in

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as a first-team player after he was previously set to be registered in the reserves. He was handed the number 11 jersey that was previously held by

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. On 13 January 2022, the loan was terminated, and Demir returned to Austria.

Galatasaray

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 4-year contract with

. It has been announced that a transfer fee of €6,000,000 will be paid to the player's former team,

International career

Demir is a youth international for Austria. He debuted for the senior Austria national team in a 3–1

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win over the

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on 28 March 2021.

Career statistics

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International

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at OEFB {{DEFAULTSORT:Demir, Yusuf 2003 births Living people Footballers from Vienna Austrian footballers Austria youth international footballers Austria under-21 international footballers Austria international footballers Association football forwards SK Rapid Wien players FC Barcelona players Austrian Football Bundesliga players La Liga players Austrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Austrian people of Turkish descent Galatasaray S.K. footballers Süper Lig players