Kerem Demirbay was born on 3 July 1993 in Herten and plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He played for FC Schalke 04 from 1999-2007, for Borussia Dortmund from 2007-2008, for SG Wattenscheid 09 from 2008-2011, for Borussia Dortmund II from 2011-2013, for Hamburger SV from 2013-2014, for 1. FC Kaiserslautern from 2014-2015, for Hamburger SV from 2015-2015, for Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2015-2016, for Hamburger SV from 2016-2016, for TSG Hoffenheim from 2016-2019 and has played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 2019.

Current season 2021/22

In this season, the 1.83m-tall midfielder has scored one goal and takes fifth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Nadiem Amiri, Mitchel Bakker, Jeremie Frimpong, Amine Adli and Karim Bellarabi. With one assist, Kerem Demirbay presently has the sixth-most in his team along with Exequiel Palacios, Paulinho and Odilon Kossounou. In 11 of the previous 13 games of the season, the player with the shirt number 10 was in the starting line-up. Of these 13 games, he won 7 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for two games.

His pass success rate amounts to 79.97 per cent, with which the 28-year-old occupies fifth place in the team-internal statistics. His tackle success rate amounts to 49.04 per cent. With this, he occupies fourth place in the team-internal statistics.

Last game

Kerem Demirbay played his last game on the 13th matchday of the 2021/22 season (28 November 2021). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he won against RB Leipzig 3-1. He was substituted in and played as a midfielder for a total of 10 minutes in this game. In terms of total touches, he had six individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had three tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win one. He covered a distance of 1.5 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of two sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Kerem Demirbay has played 143 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 63. He has netted 18 goals during his appointments in the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has completed 67 matches with his current squad. Here, he has scored a total of six goals.

International appointments

So far, Kerem Demirbay has played two international matches for Germany. He scored a total of one goal in these games. He claimed the Confederations Cup with Germany in 2017.