Karim Adeyemi, born on 18 January 2002 (age 24), is a German right winger currently with Barcelona, where he wears the number 14 shirt. His market value is around £24m, according to Transfermarkt.
His development is best understood through the steps before the bigger stage. Early senior football, including loan experience, gave him the rougher edges that youth football rarely provides. The major breakthrough came at Red Bull Salzburg, where his pace and direct running were matched by proper end product.
The 2021-2022 league season remains the clearest marker of that progress: 19 goals in 29 appearances for Salzburg. That is a serious return for a wide forward, and it pushed him beyond the category of quick prospect into something more substantial.
At Barcelona, Adeyemi has started the 2026-2027 campaign with two LaLiga appearances and one goal. His career so far has moved from development football into a productive Salzburg spell and on to one of Europe’s biggest clubs, with enough already done to show why he has been carried along that route.
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