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Benjamin Demir

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Benjamin Demir
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Demir
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Left wing
Team information
Current team
Vardar
Number 10
Youth career
2012–2013 Vardar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Vardar 0 (0)
2013Teteks (loan) 0 (0)
2014 Inter Zaprešić 9 (0)
2015 Gorno Lisiče 0 (0)
2015 Hajduk Split II
2015–2016 Teteks
2016 Pelister 3 (0)
2017 Rabotnichki 10 (1)
2017–2018 Skopje 27 (2)
2018 Spartak Subotica 1 (0)
2019 Makedonija 29 (3)
2020 Shkupi 2 (0)
2020–2021 Makedonija 11 (0)
2021 Belasica 13 (2)
2021 Skopje 11 (1)
2022- Vardar 14 (4)
International career
2012 Macedonia U17 2 (0)
2014 Macedonia U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Benjamin Demir (Macedonian: Бенјамин Демир, born 16 May 1996) is a Macedonian footballer playing with FK Vardar.

Club career

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Born in Skopje,[1] he started playing in the youth section of local powerhouse FK Vardar.[1] He had a loan spell at FK Pelister,[1] but his senior debut happened after signing with Croatian side NK Inter Zaprešić where he played the first half of the 2014–15 Druga HNL.[2] During winter-break he returned to Macedonia and joined FK Gorno Lisiče,[1] however, in February he returned to Croatia and signed with powerhouse HNK Hajduk Split playing the rest of the season with their reserves team.[3] In summer 2015 he returned to Maceodnia and joined FK Teteks debuting with them in the 2015–16 Macedonian First Football League.[2] During summer 2017 he signed with FK Pelister, however, soon after he left the club without debuting for them. He joined FK Rabotnichki during winter-breal of 2016–17. In summer 2017 he moved to FK Skopje where he played the entire 2017–18 Macedonian First Football League.[1] In summer 2018 he moved abroad again, this time to Serbia, and joined FK Spartak Subotica where he played the first half of the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga. During winter-break he returned to Macedonia and signed with FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov.[2]

International career

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Benjamin Demir represented Macedonia at U17 level in 2012, and in U19 level in 2014. He also received calls for Macedonian U21 side in 2018 but failed to debut.[2]

Personal life

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He is the son of former footballer Erol Demir. He has daughter Dora. His wife is Teamina Demir.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Benjamin Demir at zerozero.pt
  2. ^ a b c d Benjamin Demir profile at Soccerway
  3. ^ Benjamin Demir at footballdatabase.eu