Diego Demme

Diego Demme (born 21 November 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Napoli and the Germany national team.

Club Career

Arminia Bielefeld

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.

Having progressed through the academy and Arminia Bielefeld II, 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 Furth on 4 December 2010. After making his debut for the club, his performance was praised by the local German media, Neue Westfalische. 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. 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. At the end of the 2010–11 season, he signed a one–year contract extension with the club.

However, at the start of the 2011–12 season, Demme was plagued by injuries. 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. 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.

SC Paderborn

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

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