Top facts about Yusuf Demir

Yusuf Demir is an Austrian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and Austria national team. Born in 2003 at Vienna, Demir started his youth career in 2010 at First Vienna academy. His talent was so obvious that Austrian giants, Rapid Wien signed him when he was only 13 years old. Demir spent the next three seasons at the club's academy and played the 2018-19 season in Rapid Wien's reserve team. He also made his debut for the senior team in May 2019. The following season he was fully promoted to the first team. By scoring his first goal, Demir became the youngest ever scorer in the history of the club.

Demir's biggest career breakthrough so far came in the summer of 2021 as he was signed by Barcelona on a season-long loan deal. He is registered as a Barca B player, but is currently at the summer preparation camp with the senior team and is keen to show his worth to Barcelona's manager, Ronald Koeman. He has played in all of Barcelona's four pre-season friendlies, including the Juan Gamper trophy game against Juventus.

Nicknamed the Austrian Messi by fans and media, Demir had idolized the Argentine superstar since childhood. His playing style is also similar to Messi. He is a left-footed winger who plays with creativity and pace. He may have missed the chance to become a teammate of his childhood idol, But Now that the Argentina has left Barcelona, Demir has a good chance to play more minutes and write his own history with the club.

Demir has been a member of Austria youth sides since 2018 and has played one game for the senior team as well. At 18 years of age,

has established himself as a promising talents in Europe. By the time of writing this article, He has registered 9 goals and 4 assists in 39 matches during his club career. Now let's have a look at the top

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Top facts about Yusuf Demir you might want to know

In the following article we will take a look at the Top facts about Yusuf Demir. First we present you with some of the general information.

• Full Name

  : Yusuf Demir

• Date and Place of Birth

  : 2 June 2003/ Vienna, Austria

• Height & Weight:

  1.73 m (5 ft.8) /68 kg

• Family Members

  : Hasan Demir (Father)

• Marital Status

  : Single

• Wife/Girlfriend

  : Not Known

• Children

  :  None

• Current team

  : FC Barcelona

• Jersey Number

  : 17 at Barcelona

• Zodiac Sign

  : Gemini

Yusuf Demir Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality

First part our article on top facts about Yusuf Demir is about his birthday.

Yusuf Demir's Birthday

is at second day of June 2003. Yusuf Demir nationality is Austrian. Demir was born in Vienna.

Yusuf Demir zodiac sign is Gemini. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on second day of June are:

Footballers: Sergio Aguero, Abby Wambach, Freddy Adu and Takashi Inui/ Actors and Actresses: Wentworth Miller and Beetlejuice

Yusuf Demir Childhood story

At this part we will look at the top facts about

Yusuf Demir Childhood

story as well as the family and the background he grew up in.

Yusuf Demir was born into a football loving family. His parents were originally from Trabozan, Turkey and immigrated to Vienna before Demir Was born. They both were football fans and encouraged Yusuf to pursue a career at football by enrolling him into the local academy for kids, First Vienna academy when he was 10 years old.

Demir's talent was so obvious that he was soon signed by Austria giants,

. Demir had no difficulty at his new club. He rose through the ranks with ease and earned himself a place in the reserve team when he was 15 years old.

During the 2018-19 season Demir was called up to join Rapid Vienna's senior squad, which marked the beginning of his professional career at the age of 16.

Yusuf Demir has had a close relationship with his parents ever since his childhood and regularly post photos of them on his social media accounts.

Yusuf Demir career

Yusuf Demir career

started in the 2018-19 season as he broke into the Wien II team at the age of 15. During that season, Demir scored one goal in 11 games, whilst also featuring for Austria’s U17 side. He scored in three back-to-back friendlies against Cyprus, Belgium and Georgia.

On 26 May 2019, Demir signed a professional contract with Rapid Wien. He made his professional debut in a 3–0 win over Admira in December 2019. The 20190-20 season was a big turning point for Demir as he was promoted to the senior team still only 16. Demir made the Wien senior bench for the first time in November.

Throughout the season, Demir became a super sub for Rapid and his involvement in the league grew to 25 games. He had a very good record. On 15 September 2020, Demir scored a goal for Rapid Wien in 1–2 defeat against Gent in the 2020–21

third qualifying round, at 17 years, 3 months and 13 days old, to become the youngest Austrian scorer since Gerd Wimmer in 1994.

Demir also continued to feature for the Austria U17s. Furthering his tally to a total of nine goals in 14 games for the youth side.

After Wien dropped into the Europa League, Demir played an additional 162 minutes. This included the full 90 against Arsenal and scoring against Dundalk in a dramatic 4-3 win.This fine form saw Demir first called up to the Austria U21s. He made his full senior debut in March this year against the Faroe Islands.

In July 2021, Barcelona B 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. The youngster also signed a new deal with Wien until 2023. This means the Austrian club won’t lose him for free if Barcelona don’t exercise their option to buy clause. Demir left Rapid Wien after scoring 9 goals and assisting 4 times in 38 games.

Demir was signed to play for Barcelona B. However, his form in Barcelona's pre-season friendlies has been so good that he will most likely become a first team player this season. The departure of

will give him further chance to prove his amazing talent.

Demir played 45 minutes against Gimnastic in Barcelona’s first preseason game. Going on to play an additional 60 versus Girona, both games ending in a Blaugrana win. Demir then played the full 90 in a 3-0 win over Stuttgart, converting a Griezmann cutback in the 36th minute. He also had a very good game in Barcelona's Juan Gamper trophy 3-0 win against Juventus, Setting up Memphis Depay for the first goal.

Yusuf Demir Playing style

Demir is a versatile and dynamic attacker – able to perform in a wide range of attacking roles .He can play on the right-wing or in the midfield. He is also a brilliant dribbler. His first touch and dribbling skills allow him to guide effortlessly through players. His 6.8 attempted dribbles per 90 and 3.8 completed dribbles per 90 both ranked highest in the Austrian Bundesliga last season.

Demir is an effective creative outlet. He can set up teammates when unable to find the net himself. His 2.7 key passes per 90 ranked in the top six in the Austrian Bundesliga last season. Demir is also very good at set-pieces and his shooting ability is also very impressive. Moreover, He boasts an impressive passing range as well.

One of Demir's best games of his career was in the 4-3 win over Dundalk in the 20-21

Group Stage. Scoring in the 90th minute to make the score 4-2. Despite only playing 18 minutes, he completed 100% of his dribbles and 86% of his passes. Additionally, winning 5/8 ground duels – working hard defensively to earn Wien the three points.

At 18 years of age, Demir is seen as a promising youngster and he hopes to make it big with Barcelona in his first full season at the highest level of football. Although Lionel Messi's departure was heart breaking for him, He now has a good opportunity to find more minutes at Barcelona's senior team. It is up to Demir now to show his worth to the famous Dutch manager.

Yusuf Demir Transfermarket stats

According to

Yusuf Demir Transfermarket

stats, he has played a total of 42 games for Rapid Vienna's reserve and senior team as well as Barcelona's first team. He has scored 10 goals and has provided 5 assists for his team mates. Demir finished his career spell at Rapid Vienna with 9 goals and 4 assist in 38 games. His has played four games for Barcelona senior team in the team's 2021 pre-season summer camp and has scored one goal.

Demir is an extremely versatile midfield. During his career, Yusuf Demir has played at 5 different positions up the field. He has played 6 games as an attacking midfielder, 4 games as a right winger, 1 game as a left-winger, 1 game as a center forward and 2 games as a right midfield.

On the international level Yusuf Demir Transfermarket stats that he has been a member of Austria's youth teams since 2017. Demir played 8 games and scored an incredible 10 goals for Austria U15 team, before being promoted to the U17 side in 2018. Demir continued to shine and scored 9 goals in 14 games for the team. In 2020 He was called up to the U21 team, where he scored one goal in 5 games. He earned his first called-up to

in March 2021 and has played one game, a qualifier against San Marino.

Demir is currently under a loan-contract with FC Barcelona until the end of June 2022. SBE Management AG Company is his agent.

Yusuf Demir market Value

is at 8 million Euros. He has an estimated net worth of 2 million Dollars in 2021, including all of his properties and earnings. Yusuf Demir salary in 2021 is not yet announced as he waits to see if he finally becomes a full-time member for Barcelona's senior side.

Yusuf Demir wife, Relationships and Marital Status

There is no official news about

Yusuf Demir's girlfriend

as he has successfully kept his private life away from the media. He has not shared any pictures of himself with any girls on his social media accounts. However, it will not be long before Barcelona's new jewel finds love or gives an update on his relationship status. Especially since he is getting attention from media and fans. Any new information about Yusuf Demir love life will be published here at

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Some Short top facts about Yusuf Demir

• Like many other football stars, Yusuf Demir is passionate about playing video games, especially the FIFA game. Yusuf Demir rating in FIFA 21 is 68 (his overall rating) with a potential of 88. He has got a 3-star skill moves rating.

• The most interesting facts about Yusuf Demir tattoos is that he does not have any tattoos on his body.

• Yusuf Demir religion is Islam. He is a Muslim by birth and his parents are of Turkish origins. It is not known whether he is a devoted religious person or not.

• According to Barcelona's website, it was former Barca's player, Bojan Kirkic who noticed Demir's great potential and advised his old club to buy him.

• Demir’s mentor Hofmann was previously a product of Bayern’s youth academy and allegedly still has contacts at the Allianz Arena.

• Rapid Vienna legend Steffen Hofmann has praised Demir many times, labeling the youngster extraordinary and a great pleasure to watch.

Yusuf Demir is active in social media. Yusuf Demir Instagram account,

.10‌ has around 180k followers.

Yusuf Demir Height is 1.73 meters. Yusuf Demir weight is 68kg.

Yusuf Demir position

is attacking midfield. However, he has also played at five different positions during his career so far.

• During his international youth career, Demir registered an incredible record of 19 goals in 25 games at various youth levels for Austria.

• Demir was eligible to play for the Turkey national team, but chose to represent the country of his birth, Austria. His father explained his son's decision in an interview saying: "They want my son to choose the Austrian A national team. We're happy to have that kind of interest. But we're from Trabzon. There's that side of it. Although Austria was so interested, no one from Turkey called us for the national team.

• Many big European clubs including Manchester United, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax and Red Bull Salzburg all tried to seal his signature, but Demir eventually decided to join Fc Barcelona.

• Yusuf Demir was the only Barcelona youngster who attended Lionel Messi's farewell press conference alongside Barca's first team players.

• Yusuf Demir was tested positive for Covid-19 in the fall of 2020. He recovered two weeks later.

Yusuf Demir Quotes

One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on top

facts about Yusuf Demir

is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.

On his transfer to Barcelona:

I will be moving to my favorite club and the biggest club in the world. I came to Rapid as a small child with big dreams and am now an incredibly grateful boy.

On his objectives at Barcelona:

I am very thankful for the opportunity that Barca has given me. The feeling of playing here is incredible. It’s a dream come true. I hope to stay with the first team, I am very happy.

On his personal goals in football:

I have goals, such as winning as many titles as possible or even the Champions League, Personally, ever since I was a little kid, I have had the dream of one day winning the Ballon d'Or.

Yusuf Demir records and achievements

We round up our article on the top facts about Yusuf Demir with a list of his most notable achievements and records at club and international level.

With Rapid Wien B team:

Junior Cup (2020)

Individual awards:

Junior Cup most valuable player (2020)

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