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Yusuf Demir (born 2 June 2003 in Vienna) is an Austrian football player. The winger is under contract as a loan player from Galatasaray Istanbul at FC Basel and has been an A-national player since 2021.

Career

Association
Demir began his career at First Vienna FC. For the 2013/14 season, he moved to SK Rapid Vienna, where he would later play in the Academy. In May 2019, Demir received a contract with Rapid that runs until June 2022. A few days after the contract extension, he debuted on 31 May 2019 at the age of 15, two days before his 16th birthday. It was his birthday, for the amateurs of Rapid in the regional league, as he was on 29. Matchday of the 2018/19 season against the Vienna Sport Club in the 66th minute for Ivan Močinić was replaced.

After two games for the amateurs, Demir moved into the professional squad of Rapid for the 2019/20 season. In August 2019, he scored his first goal in the regional league in a 3-0 victory against SC Wiener Viktoria. In November 2019, he was finally against the SK Sturm Graz for the first time in the match day squad of the professionals of Rapid. His debut for this in the Bundesliga he gave in December 2019, when he was on 18. Matchday of the 2019/20 season against FC Admira Wacker Mödling in the 82nd minute for Thomas Murg was substituted. Through this use became the first player born in 2003 in the Bundesliga; At that time, not even a 2002 vintage player had played in the league. In addition, he became the youngest player of SK Rapid Vienna in the Bundesliga.

For the 2021/22 season, Demir extended his contract with SK Rapid Wien until 30. June 2023 and switched to FC Barcelona on loan for 500,000 euros, which then has a purchase option of 10 million euros. The offensive player was actually planned for the second team in the third-class Primera División RFEF. The summer preparation was completed by the 18-year-old with the first team of Ronald Koeman. Demir was able to convince by good performances, so Koeman described him as "one of the important boys for the first team". In August 2021 he finally debuted on the 2nd matchday against Athletic Bilbao in the Primera División. After the end of the summer transfer period, Demir was registered with the league exclusively for the first team, which is why he was no longer entitled to play for the second team without a previous assignment. Almost 3 weeks later, Demir made his debut in a 0-3 loss to FC Bayern Munich as a substitute in the Champions League and became the first Austrian to play for Barça in Camp Nou for over 41 years after Hans Krankl. Under Koeman, Demir was used 5 times in the league. Under the new head coach Xavi, who took over the team in early November 2021, a league appearance and two other Champions League appearances followed. From the 10th compulsory match, FC Barcelona would have the buying opt