Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Diego Demme [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 November 1991||
Place of birth | Herford, Germany | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Arminia Bielefeld | 20 | (0) |
2012–2014 | SC Paderborn | 58 | (0) |
2014–2020 | RB Leipzig | 179 | (1) |
2020–2024 | Napoli | 67 | (4) |
2024– | Hertha BSC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Germany | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 4 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:13, 10 June 2017 (UTC) |
Diego Demme (born 21 November 1991) is a German professional footballer [3] who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Germany national team.
Born in Herford, Germany, Demme began playing football at a young age and played for various youth teams, such as, SpVg Hiddenhausen, SV Sundern, SV Enger-Westerenger and JSG Kirchlengern Stift Quernheim before joining Arminia Bielefeld, where he started off his professional career. He then signed a contract in 2008. [4]
Having progressed through the academy and Arminia Bielefeld II, [5] Demme was called up to the first team in early–December for the first time and made his debut for the first team, starting the whole game, in a 4–1 loss against Greuther Fürth on 4 December 2010. [6] After making his debut for the club, his performance was praised by the local German media, Neue Westfälische. [7] Following this, Demme had a handful of first team football until February when he found himself behind the pecking order from competitions in the midfield position. [8] Despite spending time on the bench, in numbers of games towards the end of the 2010–11 season, Demme went on to make 10 appearances in all competitions. [9] At the end of the 2010–11 season, he signed a one–year contract extension with the club. [4]
However, at the start of the 2011–12 season, Demme was plagued by injuries. [10] It wasn't until on 8 August 2011 when he made his first appearance of the season, making his first start, in a 1–0 loss against VfR Aalen. [11] As the season goes by, Demme continued to plagued by injuries and struggled in the first team, being placed on the substitute bench. After he stayed in the club for three years, he moved to SC Paderborn 07. By the time of his departure, he made 23 appearances in all competitions.
It was announced on 9 January 2012 that Demme moved to 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn, signing a two–year contract that keep him until 2014 and was given a number 4 shirt. [12] The transfer reportedly cost for €25,000. [13] The club previously keen on signing Demme last-May before signing a contract. [14]
Demme made his SC Paderborn 07 debut, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 3–2 win over 1. FC Union Berlin on 3 February 2012. [15] Later in the 2011–12 season, Demme established himself in the first team, playing in either left–back or right–back position. [16] At the end of the season, he went on to make a total of 12 appearances in all competitions.
In the 2012–13 season, Demme started out his season at the club, playing in the midfield position. [17] Although he suffered an injury during a 2–1 loss against Eintracht Braunschweig on 24 August 2012, [18] Demme was then sent–off early in the second–half for a foul on Jan Hochscheidt, in a 1–0 win over Erzgebirge Aue on 16 September 2012. [19] For his sending off against Erzgebirge Aue, he served a three match ban. [20] After his return from suspension against FSV Frankfurt on 5 October 2012, [21] Demme's return was short–lived when he suffered ankle injury in early–November that kept him out for two weeks. [22] After his return from ankle injury against VfR Aalen on 17 November 2012, [23] Demme then play in the right–back position in early–December following an injury of Jens Wemmer. [24] But in early–March, he returned to playing in the defensive midfield position for the rest of the season. [25] With his good performance at the club, they were keen on extending his contract, as it's set to end at the end of the 2013–14 season. [26] At the end of the 2012–13 season, Demme went on to make a total of 30 appearances in all competitions.
In the 2013–14 season, Demme, once again, started out in the midfield position despite competing with Manuel Zeitz. [27] He started every match since the start of the season until he was suspended in late–September following his bad behaviour against 1. FC Saarbrücken in the second round of DFB Pokal. [28] But he returned to the first team from suspension on 4 October 2013, coming on as a second–half substitute, in a 2–1 win over FC St. Pauli; a game that saw him sustained ankle injury, causing him to miss one game. [29] After his return from injury, Demme later regained his first place in the midfield position, making the total of 19 appearances for the side. [30] Following his departure in January, the club were later promoted to the Bundesliga later in the 2013–14 season. [31]
It was announced on 7 January 2014 that Demme signed for 3. Liga side RB Leipzig, signing a contract, keeping him until 2018. [32] The transfer move cost €350,000 to sign Demme. [33]
Demme made his RB Leipzig debut, starting the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Wacker Burghausen on 25 January 2014. [34] The following match against MSV Duisburg on 1 February 2014 saw Demme setting up a goal for Daniel Frahn, in a 2–1 loss. [35] Since making his debut for the club, Demme quickly established himself in the first team towards the end of the season, at the midfield position. [36] Despite missing out one game, due to injury, [37] he helped the club reach promotion to 2. Bundesliga after beating 1. FC Saarbrücken 5–1 on 3 May 2014, as he made 16 appearances for the side. [38]
At the start of the 2014–15 season, Demme continued to regain his first team place, as he played in midfield positions. [39] He then set up a goal for Georg Teigl, who scored twice during the game, in a 2–2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 18 September 2014. [40] Demme started every match since the start of the season until he appeared on the substitute bench three times in early–February. [41] Demme returned to the first team and regained his place towards the end of the season. [42] Despite some minor setbacks during the 2014–15 season, [43] Demme went on to make a total of 33 appearances in all competitions.
At the start of the 2015–16 season, however, Demme suffered an injury during training and missed the opening game of the season. [44] He then made his return from injury in a follow-up match against Greuther Fürth on 3 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–2 draw. [45] After appearing on the substitute bench in a number of matches, Demme soon regained his first team place, due to the club's shortage of midfielders. [46] He then established himself in the starting eleven for the side, in the midfield position [47] and helped the club gain promotion to the Bundesliga after beating Karlsruher SC 2–0 on 8 May 2016. [48] Despite being sidelined during the 2015–16 season, [49] Demme went on to make a total of 28 appearances in all competitions.
After the club was promoted to the Bundesliga to play in the 2016–17 Bundesliga, Demme played an important role in the first two matches for the side assisting a goal for Dominik Kaiser in two separate matches against Dynamo Dresden in the first round of DFB–Pokal and 1899 Hoffenheim in the league. [50] Demme then continued to regain his first team place in the defensive midfield position throughout the season. [51] His performance at the club earned praise from Manager Ralph Hasenhüttl. [52] Soon after, the club began negotiating a new contract with Demme. [53] It took two months for Demme to sign a contract extension, keeping him until 2021. [54] Demme then captained RB Leipzig for the first time in his career in absence of Kaiser on 19 February 2017, in a 2–1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. [55] It wasn't until 15 April 2017 he scored his first RB Leipzig goal, in a 4–0 win over SC Freiburg. [56] During the match, Demme lost a tooth following a clash with opposition's player, Nicolas Höfler. [57] Demme later captained for the side for the remaining matches of the season. [58] [59] [60] Despite suffering from injuries during the 2016–17 season, [61] Demme went on to make a total of 33 appearances and scoring once in all competitions.
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, Demme and Willi Orban were among two candidates to be given a captain role by Manager Ralph Hasenhüttl, succeeding Kaiser. [60] Eventually, the captaincy went to Orban. [62] Demme suffered an injury at training after colliding with teammate Naby Keïta in late–July. [63] After being sidelined with an injury for weeks, it wasn't until 27 August 2017 he made his first appearance of the season since returning from injury, in a 4–1 win over SC Freiburg. [64] After the match, Manager Hasenhüttl praised Demme's return, saying: "He was very active today, always wanted to push things forward and is enormously important with his view of the pitch, because he tries to put the ball in the front half. A great comeback." [65] Upon returning from injury, Demme regained his first team place in the defensive midfield position. [66] He then played his first UEFA Champions League match, starting the whole game, in a 1–1 draw against AS Monaco on Matchday 1 of the Group Stage. [67] In the absence of Orban, Demme captained the side for the first time this season on 4 November 2017, in a 2–1 win over Hannover 96. [68] He then played a vital role against 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 9 December 2017 setting up two goals, in a 2–2 draw. [69] He went on to captain the side five more times later in the 2017–18 season in the absence of Orban and contributed three wins, including against Bayern Munich and Hertha BSC. [70] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he had made forty–one appearances in all competitions.
The 2018–19 season saw the returning management of Ralf Rangnick and made a decision to rotate captaincy given to different players. [71] Demme captained the side in the first two league matches of the season before returning it back to Orban. [72] Despite this, he was appointed as the club's vice–captain instead, [73] often wearing the armband when Orban was not in the starting eleven squad. [74] Demme continued to regain his first team place at RB Leipzig, playing in the defensive position. [75] Despite being sidelined in the first team on three occasions during the 2018–19 season, [76] he went on to make thirty–nine appearances in all competitions.
On 11 January 2020, RB Leipzig announced that Demme agreed to a transfer to Serie A club Napoli. [77] Demme scored his debut goal for Napoli on 3 February, in a 4–2 away victory against Sampdoria. [78]
On 6 July 2024, Demme signed a two-year contract with Hertha BSC in 2. Bundesliga. [79]
Although Demme is eligible to play for Germany and Italy, he said: "If you come first, I'll take it right away." [80]
Demme was first called up to the Germany national team in 2017, for the friendly against Denmark on 6 June 2017, for the 2018 World Cup qualification match against San Marino on 10 June 2017, in which he made his international debut, and for the Confederations Cup, but withdrew from the squad ahead of the tournament due to a back injury. [81]
Born in Herford, Germany, Demme was born to an Italian father and a German mother, making him German-Italian. [82] Demme's father was a huge fan of Diego Maradona, and named his son after him. [83] Because of his Italian father, he has an Italian passport. [84]
Demme said about his fitness, quoting: "In the past, I ate a lot of meat. But now I just feel better, I regenerate faster. The body is no longer so acidified, I have hardly any muscular problems." [85] Growing up, Demme said he idolised Gennaro Gattuso. [86] In December 2018, Demme married his long–term girlfriend, Alina. [87] The couple has two daughters Gia and Ellie. [88] [89]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arminia Bielefeld II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Arminia Bielefeld | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | 3. Liga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
SC Paderborn | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 58 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 0 | ||||
RB Leipzig | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 179 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 1 | — | 214 | 2 | |||
Napoli | 2019–20 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Serie A | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
2021–22 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 67 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 5 | ||
Career total | 341 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 405 | 7 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Napoli
Marvin Compper is a German football manager and a former player who played as a centre back. He won one cap for the Germany national team.
Niklas Hoheneder is an Austrian football coach and a former defender. He is an assistant coach of Chemnitzer FC. He previously played for LASK Linz, Sparta Prague, Austria Wien, Karlsruher SC, RB Leipzig, SC Paderborn 07, and Holstein Kiel.
Sebastian Heidinger is a German footballer who plays as a right back or right midfielder.
RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V., commonly known as RB Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bull GmbH, which purchased the playing rights of fifth-tier side SSV Markranstädt with the intent of advancing the new club to the top-flight Bundesliga within eight years. The men's professional football club is run by the spin-off organization RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH. RB Leipzig plays its home matches at the Red Bull Arena. The club nickname is Die Roten Bullen.
Sebastian Schuppan is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He serves as the sporting director of Würzburger Kickers.
Tomas Oral is a German football manager.
Vilmos Tamás "Willi" Orbán is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Born in Germany, he plays for the Hungary national team.
Marcel Halstenberg is a German professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 and the Germany national team. In addition to playing to the left-back position, he plays in the centre-back position.
The 2013–14 RB Leipzig season was the 5th season in the club's football history and their first season competing in the professional & national level in Germany. Leipzig participated in the 2013–14 3. Liga season after winning the promotion playoff.
Lukas Manuel Klostermann is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Germany national team.
Sebastian Vasiliadis is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club 1. FC Saarbrücken.
The 2017–18 Hannover 96 season was the 122nd season in the football club's history and 29th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2017. Hannover 96 also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 59th season for Hannover in the HDI-Arena, located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
The 2018–19 2. Bundesliga was the 45th season of the 2. Bundesliga. It began on 3 August 2018 and concluded on 19 May 2019.
The 2019–20 season was SC Freiburg's 121st season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, SC Freiburg participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
The 2020–21 Arminia Bielefeld season was the club's 116th season in existence and the first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, Arminia Bielefeld participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
The 2021–22 Bundesliga was the 59th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 13 August 2021 and concluded on 14 May 2022. The fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.
The 2022–23 DFB-Pokal was the 80th season of the annual German football cup competition. Sixty-four teams participated in the competition, including all teams from the previous year's Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga. The competition began on 29 July 2022 with the first of six rounds and ended on 3 June 2023 with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, a nominally neutral venue, which has hosted the final since 1985. The DFB-Pokal is considered the second-most important club title in German football after the Bundesliga championship. The DFB-Pokal is run by the German Football Association (DFB).
The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the history of SV Werder Bremen and their first season back in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.