Karim Adeyemi facts for kids
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Adeyemi with Red Bull Salzburg in 2022
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| Full name | Karim David Adeyemi | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Munich, Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | |||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Borussia Dortmund | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | TSV Forstenried | |||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | SpVgg Unterhaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Red Bull Salzburg | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Red Bull Salzburg | 68 | (27) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → FC Liefering (loan) | 35 | (15) | |||||||||||||
| 2022– | Borussia Dortmund | 69 | (16) | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U17 | 7 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Germany U21 | 5 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Germany | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:28, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:36, 8 June 2025 (UTC) |
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Karim David Adeyemi (born on January 18, 2002) is a German professional footballer. He plays as a winger or forward. Karim currently plays for the German club Borussia Dortmund. He also plays for the Germany national team.
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Club Journey
Starting Out in Youth Football
Karim Adeyemi began playing football at a young age. He joined TSV Forstenried first. When he was eight, he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich in 2010.
However, things didn't work out for him there. He left Bayern Munich in 2012. After that, he joined another club called SpVgg Unterhaching. He played through their youth teams. In March 2018, he made his debut for their Under-19 team.
Playing for Red Bull Salzburg
Before the 2018–19 season, Karim joined the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. He signed a three-year contract with them. Right away, he was loaned to their partner club, FC Liefering. This helped him get more playing time.
He made his debut in the 2. Liga on September 1, 2018. On December 1, 2020, he scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League. This was a big moment for him. It happened in a 3–1 win against Lokomotiv Moscow.
Joining Borussia Dortmund
On May 10, 2022, it was announced that Karim Adeyemi would join Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He signed a contract that lasts until the summer of 2027.
He quickly made an impact at Dortmund. On October 5, he scored his first Champions League goal for the club. It was in a 4–1 win against Sevilla. On February 4, 2023, he became the fastest player ever in the Bundesliga. He ran at an amazing speed of 36.65 kilometers per hour!
Later that month, on February 15, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory. This important goal was against Chelsea in the Champions League. On March 30, 2024, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against Bayern Munich. This was a special win for Dortmund. It was their first victory in "Der Klassiker" (the big match against Bayern) since 2019. It was also their first win at Bayern's home stadium in 10 years.
On October 1, 2024, Karim scored his first hat-trick in the Champions League. He scored three goals in a 7–1 home win against Celtic. He became only the third player in Dortmund's history to score a Champions League hat-trick.
International Career
Karim Adeyemi was born in Munich, Germany. His father is from Nigeria, and his mother is from Romania. He has played for Germany's youth teams. These include the Under-16s, Under-17s, and Under-21s.
He made his debut for the Germany senior team on September 5, 2021. This was in a 6–0 win against Armenia. He came on as a substitute late in the game. He even scored his side's sixth goal! When he made his debut, he was playing for Red Bull Salzburg. This was the first time in a long time that a player from an Austrian club played for the German national team.
In November 2022, he was chosen for the German squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. However, he did not play in any matches. Germany was knocked out of the tournament in the group stage.
Achievements
Karim Adeyemi has won several awards and championships:
- Borussia Dortmund
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2023–24
- Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Austrian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Germany U21
- Individual Awards
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold: 2021 (This award is for talented young German players)
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold: 2019
- Austrian Bundesliga Top scorer: 2021–22
- Austrian Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2021–22
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: January 2023
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Season: 2022–23
- IFFHS Men's World Youth (U20) Team: 2022
See also
In Spanish: Karim Adeyemi para niños
