Vesel Demaku

Vesel Demaku (born 5 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club SCR Altach. Born in Austria, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career On 27 March 2017, Demaku joined Austria Wien from Red Bull Salzburg's youth academy, and signed his first professional contract. Demaku made his professional debut for Austria Wien in a 4–0 Austrian Bundesliga win over St. Pölten on 10 March 2018.

On 1 December 2022, Demaku moved on loan to Austria Klagenfurt for the second part of the 2022–23 season.

On 15 January 2024, Demaku joined SCR Altach on loan with an option to buy.

International career From 2014, until 2022, Demaku has been part of Austria at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 45 matches and scored two goals.

On 28 October 2024, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Demaku had decided to play for the Kosovo national team, and the delay in his decision was due to the lack of permission from Austria to have dual citizenship. He was planned to be called up from Kosovo in November 2024 for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Romania and Lithuania, but due to problems with his documentation, could not be part of the national team.

On 19 March 2025, Demaku's request to switch international allegiance to Kosovo was approved by FIFA. His debut with Kosovo came a day later in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs against Iceland after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in place of Valon Berisha.

Personal life Demaku was born in Altenmarkt an der Triesting, Austria to ethnic Albanian parents from Drenas, Kosovo. He bears the name of his martyred grandfather killed during the Kosovo War.