Emre Demir
Emre Demir (born 15 January 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Kayserispor.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emre Demir | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Mersin, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Mersin | ||
2012–2019 | Kayserispor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Kayserispor | 16 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Turkey U14 | 3 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Turkey U15 | 11 | (5) |
2018– | Turkey U16 | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2020 |
Professional career
Demir started playing football with his local club Mersin at the age of 6, and moved to Kayserispor 2 years later. As a youth talent, he attended trials at Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.[1]
On 18 January 2019, Demir signed his first professional contract with Kayserispor aged 15.[2] One week after his 15th birthday, Demir made his professional debut with Kayserispor in a 0-0 Turkish Cup tie with Akhisarspor on 22 January 2019, playing the final three minutes of the match.[3] He became the youngest goalscorer in Süper Lig history when he scored against Gençlerbirliği S.K. on 9 November 2019, aged 15 years and 299 days.
References
- FutbolArena (8 November 2017). "Kayserispor'da Emre Demir". FutbolArena.
- Mynet. "İstikbal Mobilya Kayserispor Emir Demir ile sözleşme imzaladı". Mynet Spor.
- "AKHİSARSPOR İSTİKBAL MOBİLYA KAYSERİSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
External links
- Emre Demir at the Turkish Football Federation
- Emre Demir at Soccerway
- Emre Demir at WorldFootball.net
- Emre Demir at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)