Emre Demir
 Demir in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emre Demir | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Mersin, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Mersin | ||
| 2012–2019 | Kayserispor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Kayserispor | 30 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona B | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Samsunspor (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | → Sakaryaspor (loan) | 62 | (12) |
| 2026– | Alanyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U14 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U15 | 11 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Turkey U16 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Emre Demir (born 15 January 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Turkish club Alanyaspor.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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]
Kayserispor
[edit]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]
On 9 November 2019, aged 15 years and 299 days, he became the youngest goalscorer in Süper Lig history when he scored against Gençlerbirliği.[4]
Barcelona
[edit]On 23 September 2021, Barcelona Atlètic announced an agreement with Kayserispor to sign Demir for the 2022–23 season for a fee of 2 million euros.[5] On 14 July 2022, Demir signed a five-year deal, with a buyout clause of €400 million.[6][7]
Fenerbahçe
[edit]Having not managed to break through Barcelona's team consistently, on 31 January 2023 Demir returned to Turkey, joining Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe on a free transfer and signing a four-and-a-half-year deal.[8]
Samsunspor (loan)
[edit]On 3 February 2023, he was loaned to TFF First League club Samsunspor, until the end of the season.[9]
Ümraniyespor (loan)
[edit]On 15 September 2023, he joined Ümraniyespor on loan for the 2023–24 season.[10]
Alanyaspor
[edit]On 25 August 2026, he signed a 3-year contract with Alanyaspor.[11]
Club statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kayserispor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Barcelona Atlètic | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Samsunspor (loan) | 2022–23 | TFF First League | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 28 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||
| Sakaryaspor (loan) | 2024–25 | TFF First League | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2025–26 | TFF First League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 4 | |||
| Total | 62 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 21 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Kayserisporlu Emre Demir Süper Lig tarihinin en genç golcüsü oldu" (in Turkish). Anadolu Ajansı. 9 November 2019.
- ↑ "Barcelona sign 17-year-old Turkish prodigy Emre Demir". Marca. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ↑ "Emre Demir ja vesteix de blaugrana" [Emre Demir is already wearing Blaugrana]. FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Agreement to sign Emre Demir". FC Barcelona. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Emre Demir" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ↑ "Hoş geldin Emre Demir" (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Bilgilendirme" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Emre Demir" (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Emre Demir at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Emre Demir at the Turkish Football Federation
- Emre Demir at Soccerway
- Emre Demir at WorldFootball.net
- Emre Demir at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mersin
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Kayserispor footballers
- FC Barcelona Atlètic players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Samsunspor footballers
- Ümraniyespor footballers
- Sakaryaspor footballers
- Alanyaspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Primera Federación players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen