Jimmy Durmaz
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Durmaz playing for Sweden in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jakup Jimmy Durmaz | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Örebro, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Toulouse | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2016 | Olympiacos | 43 | (9) |
| 2016– | Toulouse | 21 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2011– | Sweden | 37 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016 |
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Jakup Jimmy Durmaz (born 22 March 1989), formerly known as Jimmy Touma, is a Swedish footballer playing for Toulouse. His relatives Sharbel Touma and David Durmaz are also known footballers.
Durmaz was born in the city of Örebro, in central Sweden, into a Syriac Orthodox family. His father migrated from Midyat in southeastern Turkey, thus, Durmaz was eligible for Turkish citizenship, which he received upon moving to Turkey in 2012. He began playing for BK Forward in his early teens.
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. 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.
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. Durmaz transfer to the Turkish club was confirmed on 17 July 2012.
On 22 August 2014, Olympiacos announced the transfer of Jimmy Durmaz. 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.
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