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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kırklarelispor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 2016–2017 | AFC Fylde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | AFC Fylde | 54 | (8) |
| 2019–2022 | Peterborough United | 10 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Barnet (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Buxton | 10 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Kocaelispor | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Zonguldak Kömürspor (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2024– | Kırklarelispor | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Azerbaijan U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:17, 27 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:18, 12 August 2019 (UTC) | |||
Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir (born 21 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF Second League side Kırklarelispor. Born in England, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Tasdemir signed for AFC Fylde at the age of 15, following his release from Blackburn Rovers. He made his first-team debut at just 16 in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy vs A.F.C. Darwen, scoring a first-half hat trick.[3] Following this, Tasdemir made his National League debut against Bromley, in September 2017, aged 17. He scored just 14 minutes after coming off of the bench.[4]
On 1 July 2019, EFL League One side Peterborough United signed Tasdemir on a 3-year deal for a six-figure undisclosed fee.[5] Tasdemir made his debut in an EFL Cup match against Oxford United on 13 August 2019, making his league debut four days later against Ipswich Town.[6][7] He scored his first goal for Peterborough in an EFL Trophy tie against West Ham United U21s on 8 December 2020.[8]
He moved on loan to Oldham Athletic on 1 February 2021.[9][10]
On 11 May 2021 he was made available for transfer by Peterborough.[11] Tasdemir joined Barnet on a season-long loan in July 2021.[12] He scored three times in 23 appearances for the Bees. Tasdemir was released by Posh at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]
He signed for Buxton for the 2022–23 season.[14] After 11 appearances, he signed for Kocaelispor on a two-and-a-half year contract on 18 January 2023.[15] He later played for Zonguldak Kömürspor and Kırklarelispor.[2]
International career
[edit]After being called up by Azerbaijan U19 in January 2019, Tasdemir marked his debut in a friendly fixture against the Krasnodar Region with a goal.[16] Tasdemir went on to feature in three UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying games, starting against the Republic of Ireland and Romania and coming off the bench against Russia.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2023-24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AFC Fylde | 2016–17[2] | National League North | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[2] | National League | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19[2] | National League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 5 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 6 | 63 | 14 | |||
| Peterborough United | 2019–20[2] | League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020–21[2] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2020–21[2] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Barnet (loan) | 2021–22[2] | National League | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Buxton | 2022–23[2] | National League North | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Kocaelispor | 2022–23[2] | TFF Second League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24[2] | TFF First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Zonguldak Kömürspor (loan) | 2023–24[2] | TFF Second League | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| Kırklarelispor | 2024–25[2] | TFF Second League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 131 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 153 | 25 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
- ↑ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Middlesex Senior Cup.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Serhat Tasdemir at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ↑ "NEWS – SERHAT TASDEMIR DEPARTS FOR SUBSTANTIAL SIX FIGURE FEE". AFC Fylde. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "AFC Fylde 2–2 Bromley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Posh Swoop For AFC Fylde Starlet". Peterborough United. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Oxford vs Peterborough United on 13 Aug 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ↑ "Peterborough United vs Ipswich Town on 17 Aug 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ↑ "Highlights: Peterborough United 3–0 West Ham United U21s". whufc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Oldham complete deadline-day loan deal for Peterborough attacking midfielder". The Oldham Times. February 2021.
- ↑ "Oldham sign Posh playmaker Tasdemir". BBC Sport.
- ↑ "Posh Confirm Retained List For Next Season". www.theposh.com.
- ↑ "Serhat Tasdemir joins on season long loan from Peterborough United". www.barnetfc.com.
- ↑ "Posh Confirm Retained List | Peterborough United – The Posh". www.theposh.com.
- ↑ "Telford 1-1 Buxton: Bucks held again despite best Bank Holiday efforts". 30 August 2022.
- ↑ @Kocaelispor (18 January 2023). "Ailemize Hoş Geldin Serhat Taşdemir!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "TAZ-ERBAIJAIN: SERHAT'S DEBUT GOAL FOR AZERBAIJAN U19". AFC Fylde. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ "Serhat Tasdemir – Azerbaijan – Under-19". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Blackburn
- Azerbaijani men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- AFC Fylde players
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Buxton F.C. players
- Kocaelispor footballers
- Zonguldak Kömürspor footballers
- National League (English football) players
- English Football League players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- TFF 2. Lig players
- Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers
- English people of Azerbaijani descent
- Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Azerbaijani expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Kırklarelispor footballers
- 21st-century English sportsmen