Jimmy Durmaz

Jimmy Durmaz

Durmaz playing for Olympiacos in 2014
Personal information
Full name Jakup Jimmy Durmaz[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Olympiacos
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2005 BK Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2008 BK Forward 35 (4)
2008–2012 Malmö FF 91 (14)
2012–2014 Gençlerbirliği 61 (11)
2014– Olympiacos 42 (9)
National team‡
2009–2010 Sweden U21 8 (0)
2011– Sweden 30 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Jakup Jimmy Durmaz, formerly known as Jimmy Touma, (born 22 March 1989) is a Swedish footballer playing for Olympiacos. His relatives Sharbel Touma and David Durmaz are also known footballers.[2]

Early life

Durmaz was born in the city of Örebro, in central Sweden, to ethnic Syriac[3][4] parents, his father being from Midyat in Turkey,[4][5] thus eligible for Turkish citizenship,[4] which he received upon moving to Turkey in 2012.[1] He began playing for BK Forward in his early teens.

Career

Club career

Malmö FF

Touma came to Malmö FF from BK Forward in July 2008. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 14 July 2008 against Hammarby IF. Prior to the 2009 season, he decided to switch his surname to Durmaz. His breakthrough came in the 2010 league winning season when he started in 15 games and played 27. Durmaz scored the opening goal against A.C. Milan in an exhibition game on 14 August 2011.[6] Durmaz continued to the play regularly for the club during the 2011 season and finished the season with 27 league matches played and four goals scored.

Gençlerbirliği

On 27 June 2012 Durmaz confirmed to Swedish media that he had signed a contract with Turkish club Gençlerbirliği S.K. for three years. Durmaz was supposed to move to Gençlerbirliği on 1 July 2012 or on 1 January 2013 when his contract with Malmö would have run out if the two clubs were unable to come to an agreement.[7] Durmaz transfer to the Turkish club was confirmed on 17 July 2012.[8]

Olympiacos

On 22 August 2014, Olympiacos announced the transfer of Jimmy Durmaz.[9] He opened his Olympiacos account with a close-range effort against OFI Crete on 14 September. He also earned a penalty against Veria the following week. The 25-year-old signed for the Greek title holders in August and watched from the bench as they began their campaign with a 3-2 victory over last season's UEFA Champions League finalists club Atlético de Madrid. "Olympiacos have four wingers and competition for places is intense," he said, although he has already featured in three Super League matches and one Greek Cup tie. Durmaz is a classic wide man with excellent dribbling skills and delicious left-foot crosses, he can play on either flank although Míchel usually fields him on the right with a licence to shoot from distance.[10]

On 29 January 2015, Jimmy Durmaz is eager to remain at Olympiakos after his hat-trick against Tyrnavos in the Greek Cup. The Swedish winger scored three goals and gave two assists in the 8-0 thrashing against Tyrnavos. “It’s just speculation. I’m concentrated on my duties with Olympiakos and my only concern is how to help Olympiakos and how to get better,” he underlined.[11]

On 3 September 2015, Durmaz poked surprising from Olympiakos's UEFA Champions League squad, a surprise for the midfielder, who says that he was not informed from the club prior to the selection.[12] Durmaz has been dropped from Marco Silva in the Champions League and his agent Martin Dalin paid tribute to his client after his decent performance against Platanias F.C. “A goal and an assist for Jimmy Durmaz in the Olympiakos 3-1 home win against Platanias F.C.. Jimmy once again showed that he deserves to be in the first XI both at Olympiakos and in the Swedish National Team,” Dalin wrote in social media.[13]

On 23 September 2015, Olympiacos manager Marco Silva paid tribute to Jimmy Durmaz after his excellent display against Skoda Xanthi. Durmaz gave Olympiacos the lead with a stunning striker just before the interval and had a decent performance in the second half as well. After the game, Marco Silva hailed the Swedish midfielder who has been left out from the UEFA Champions League squad by the Portuguese manager. “Undoubtedly the behaviour and the performance of Jimmy Durmaz is remarkable. It wasn't easy for him to cope with the European elimination, but he always works hard in the training. This has won my confidence on him,” Silva underlined.[14] On 30 November 2015, Olympiakos broke the consecutive wins record yesterday and Jimmy Durmaz spoke at club's official website about this record."11 victories at 11 games are a stunning accomplishement, it was an incredible moment and fans should support to maintain the winning streak", said the Swedish winger.[15]

International career

Durmaz made his debut for Sweden on 8 February 2011 in a friendly game against Cyprus.[16] Durmaz was selected for the annual training camp for the Sweden national team in January 2012. The squad selection for the camp traditionally feature the best Swedish players in domestic and other Scandinavian leagues.[17]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 January 2012 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Qatar U23 1–0 5–0 Friendly
2. 12 October 2014 Friends Arena, Stockholm  Liechtenstein 2–0 2–0 Euro 2016 qualifying

Career statistics

Jimmy Durmaz playing for Gençlerbirliği
As of 6 April 2016.[18]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2005BK ForwardDivision 20000—00
2006Division 10000—00
200722200—222
200813200—132
2008Malmö FFAllsvenskan9200—92
200913010—140
201027220—292
201127430120424
201215600—156
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Europe Total
2012–13GençlerbirliğiSüper Lig29530—325
2013–1432610—336
Greece League Greek Football Cup Europe Total
2014-15OlympiacosSuperleague1925330275
2015-162372020277
Total Sweden 126186012014418
Turkey 611140006511
Greece 42973505412
Career total 2293817317026341

Honours

Club

Malmö FF
Olympiacos

References

  1. 1 2 "JAKUP JİMMY DURMAZ - Player Details". TFF.org. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "David Durmaz om mötet med sin nya klubb". svenskafans.com (in Swedish) (Svenska Fans). 14 October 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2012..
  3. ↑ "Ur ilskan växte årets stora succé".
  4. 1 2 3 "Jimmy Durmaz ska underlätta flytt - kan skaffa turkiskt pass". Fotbolltransfers.
  5. ↑ "Jımmy Durmaz: "Bu kulüpte herkes çok iyi!"". genclerbirligi.org.tr. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Malmö FF – AC Milan". everysport.com (in Swedish) (Everysport). 14 August 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Durmaz skrev på för Genclerbirligi: "Vågar inte vänta"". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish) (Fotbollskanalen). 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Jimmy Durma(z)’dı geldi". genclerbirligi.org.tr (in Turkish) (Gençlerbirliği). 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. ↑ Παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Ντουρμάζ (in Greek), 22 August 2014, retrieved 22 August 2014
  10. ↑ Durmaz thrilled by Malmö return with Olympiacos Retrieved 25 September 2014
  11. ↑ Durmaz keen on Olympiakos stay Retrieved 29 January 2015
  12. ↑ Ilsken Durmaz om petningen: Jag vill se dem i ögonen Retrieved 3 September 2015
  13. ↑ Durmaz backed to play regularly at Olympiakos Retrieved 14 September 2015
  14. ↑ Marco Silva praises Durmaz Retrieved 23 September 2015
  15. ↑ Durmaz and Omar: "Proud of club's record" Retrieved 30 November 2015
  16. ↑ "Debuten som gav Durmaz mersmak". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish) (Sydsvenskan). 8 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Landslaget blir himmelsblågult: "Vi är stolta"". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish) (Fotbollskanalen). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "Jimmy Durmaz". svenskfotboll.se (Swedish Football Association). Retrieved 16 August 2011.

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