Karim Adeyemi
Karim-David Adeyemi (born 18 January 2002) is a German professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg [1] and the Germany national team. [2]
_56_(cropped).jpg) Adeyemi with RB Salzburg in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim-David Adeyemi | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | TSV Forstenried | ||
| 2010–2012 | Bayern Munich | ||
| 2012–2018 | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Red Bull Salzburg | 50 | (18) |
| 2018–2020 | → Liefering (loan) | 35 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2021– | Germany U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Germany | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:36, 27 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:37, 11 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Career
Adeyemi played for TSV Forstenried and at the age of eight he joined local Bundesliga side FC Bayern München in 2010. He joined SpVgg Unterhaching in 2012. After the youth departments he made his debut in March 2018 for the U19 team in the A-Junioren-Bundesliga (Under 19 Bundesliga). He scored his first goal in this league in April 2018 versus Eintracht Frankfurt (U19).
2018 Adeyemi was signed by Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg [3] He played then for FC Liefering on loan.His debut for Lieefering was on 1 September 2018 against SC Austria Lustenau. In September he also scored his first goal versus FC Juniors OÖ. In the 2019-20 season he also played in the U19 of FC Salzburg in the UEFA Youth League.
In June 2020 he debuted in the Bundesliga versus SK Rapid Wien. Before he had played in the UEFA Euroleague and the Austrian Cup. He scored his first league goal in July 2020 versus Sturm Graz.
After the end of the 2021-22 season he went on to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.[4]
International
He is a youth international for Germany, represented the under-16s, under-17s and under-21s. With the U21 he became European Champion. He made his debut for the Germany senior team in a 6–0 win over Armenia on 5 September 2021 and scored his first goal in the same match. [5]
Honours
- Austrian Champion: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Austrian Cup: 2020, 2021, 2022
- U21 European Champion: 2021
- Fritz-Walter-medal: 2019 in gold(U17)[6]
References
- ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg official website: Team
- ↑ Transfermarkt.at: Adeyemi Nationalmannschaft (German)
- ↑ FC Red Bull Salzburg official website
- ↑ RB Salzburg Official Homepage:Karim Adeyemi wechselt zu Borussia Dortmund (German)
- ↑ FIFA
- ↑ The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany.