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CONFIRMED (Jul 23): Karim Adeyemi has joined FC Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund in a €22M deal (up to €29M with add-ons), signing a five-year contract until June 2031. He was officially presented at Barcelona on July 23, 2026. Sources: Yahoo Sports, Barca Universal, Goal.com.

By Alexandre Le Hégarat · stats people · Updated July 23, 2026

Karim Adeyemi: Dortmund’s speed merchant becomes a Blaugrana

Karim Adeyemi (born 18 January 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Barcelona and the German national team. Born in Munich to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother, he is one of the quickest players in European football, a direct, vertical winger whose entire game is built on beating defenders with pace and running in behind.

His path to the top was unusual. After youth football in Munich, he made his name not in Germany but in Austria, where Red Bull Salzburg turned him into a full international and a serial title winner. That form earned him a move to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022, and he spent four seasons in the Ruhrpott, finishing his final 2025-26 campaign with 10 goals and 6 assists.

On July 23, 2026, Karim Adeyemi was officially presented as an FC Barcelona player. The transfer from Borussia Dortmund was confirmed at a guaranteed fee of €22 million, with up to €7 million in performance-related add-ons (total up to €29 million). Adeyemi signed a five-year contract running until June 2031 and earns a reported salary of €6 million net per season. The deal was engineered by Barça’s sporting director Deco, with president Joan Laporta publicly endorsing the signing. Adeyemi becomes Barcelona’s second attacking signing of the 2026 summer window after Anthony Gordon. Sources: Yahoo Sports, Barca Universal, Goal.com.

Adeyemi’s profile fits a very modern template at Camp Nou: a fast, versatile forward who can play across the front line, still only 24, and with room to grow into a more consistent end product. For a Barcelona side rebuilding its attack, that combination of youth and top-end speed is exactly the appeal. Hansi Flick backed the signing from the first conversation.

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As of July 2026, Adeyemi has moved to Barcelona, having completed a transfer from Borussia Dortmund to FC Barcelona. He grew up in Munich and previously lived in Dortmund during his four years with BVB. His exact private address is not public, and it would be inappropriate to specify it.

Karim Adeyemi is German. He was born in Munich, Germany, on 18 January 2002 to a Nigerian father and a Romanian mother, which makes him eligible for Nigeria and Romania as well, but he represents the German national team. Sources: Wikipedia, Transfermarkt.

Adeyemi was born on 18 January 2002, which makes him 24 years old in July 2026. He is entering what should be the peak years of a winger's career. Sources: Transfermarkt, FBref.

Karim Adeyemi stands approximately 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in). His height combined with genuinely elite acceleration is what makes him such a dangerous player in behind defences. Sources: Transfermarkt.

Yes, confirmed. Adeyemi has joined FC Barcelona from Borussia Dortmund for €22 million fixed fee (plus up to €7 million in add-ons). He signed a five-year contract running until June 2031 and was officially presented at the Spotify Camp Nou on July 23, 2026. The deal was orchestrated by Barça's sporting director Deco and backed publicly by president Laporta. Sources: Yahoo Sports, Barca Universal, Goal.com.

From July 2026, Karim Adeyemi plays for FC Barcelona, in La Liga. He joined from Borussia Dortmund, where he spent four seasons (2022-2026), registering 10 goals and 6 assists in his final 2025-26 campaign, in a deal worth €22M fixed (up to €29M with add-ons), signing until June 2031. Sources: Yahoo Sports, Goal.com.

Adeyemi is primarily a left winger who can also play as a right winger or centre-forward. His game is built around raw pace, direct dribbling and runs in behind, one of the fastest players in the Bundesliga. Sources: Transfermarkt.

Adeyemi came through youth football in Munich (including a spell at Bayern Munich's academy as a child) before moving to Austria, where he broke through with Red Bull Salzburg and won multiple Austrian Bundesliga titles. He moved to Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022. Sources: Wikipedia.

Transfermarkt lists Adeyemi's market value in the region of €40-50 million as of mid-2026, though a transfer fee in a real deal depends on Dortmund's asking price and the competition for his signature. Any specific figure reported around the Barcelona interest should be treated as an estimate until confirmed. Sources: Transfermarkt.

Yes. Adeyemi has been capped by Germany at senior level since 2021, having previously been eligible for Nigeria and Romania through his parents. He chose to represent Germany, the country of his birth. Sources: Wikipedia, DFB.