Diego Demme

Diego Demme Biography

Diego Demme is a German professional footballer, born on 21 November 1991 in Herford, Germany. He is a defensive midfielder who plays for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the German national squad.

Background

Demme started playing football at a youthful age and played for different youth clubs like SpVg Hiddenhausen, SV Sundern, SV Enger-Westerenger and JSG Kirchlengern Stift Quernheim.

He then joined Arminia Bielefeld, where he began his professional career.

Debut

Demme was first called up to the national team for the friendly against Denmark on 6 June 2017.

He made his international debut during the match against San Marino at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications 10 June 2017.

Rise to Glory

Towards the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Demme kept on recovering his first team as he played in midfield positions. He at that point set up a goal for Georg Teigl, who scored twice in a 2– 2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 18 September 2014.

Demme began each match since the beginning of the season until the point that he showed up on the substitute seat three times in early– February.

He came back to the first team and recovered his place towards the finish of the season. In spite of some minor difficulties amid the 2014– 15 seasons, Demme went ahead to show up in all rivalries.

Demme, along with Naby Keita, has become an integral part of the Leipzig side that has taken the Bundesliga by storm in the first two seasons in Germany's top division.