Kerem Demirbay (born 3 July 1993) is a German professional footballer of Turkish origin who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.

On 21 July 2012, the first matchday of the 2012–13 season, he came to his debut in professional football in an away game against VfL Osnabrück, replacing Konstantin Fring from the bench.

After injury issues and several caps for their second team in fourth tier Regionalliga, he made his Bundesliga debut in the 1–3 home defeat by VfL Wolfsburg on 19 April 2014.

[citation needed] Returning to Hamburg, he again played pre-season, before signing on a season long loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf on 25 August 2015.

[7] On 9 May 2019, Bayer Leverkusen announced that Demirbay would end his stint at Hoffenheim, and would move to the BayArena at the start of the summer transfer window in a five-year deal until 30 June 2024.

[citation needed] Demirbay accepted a callup to the Turkey national football team on 17 May 2017, for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Kosovo,[15] but rescinded the offer.

[18] Demirbay achieved international notoriety for making a sexist comment against female referee Bibiana Steinhaus, in violation of league rules.