Emre Demir

Emre Demir
Demir in 2021
Personal information
Full name Emre Demir
Date of birth (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Mersin, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Sakaryaspor
(on loan from Fenerbahçe)
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– Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
2023 → Samsunspor (loan) 2 (1)
2023–2024 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 28 (2)
2024– → Sakaryaspor (loan) 14 (5)
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– Turkey U19 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Emre Demir (born 15 January 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Turkish club Sakaryaspor on loan from Fenerbahçe.

Club career

Early 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]

Kayserispor

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

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

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)

On 3 February 2023, he was loaned to TFF First League club Samsunspor, until the end of the season.[9]

Ümraniyespor (loan)

On 15 September 2023, he joined Ümraniyespor on loan for the 2023–24 season.[10]

Club statistics

As of match played 2 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 3 1 – – 7 1
Total 30 1 8 3 – – 38 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 12 0 2 1 – – 14 1
Sakaryaspor (loan) 2024–25 TFF First League 14 5 0 0 – – 14 5
Career total 61 7 10 4 – – 71 11

References

  1. ^ FutbolArena (8 November 2017). "Kayserispor'da Emre Demir". FutbolArena.
  2. ^ Mynet. "İstikbal Mobilya Kayserispor Emir Demir ile sözleşme imzaladı". Mynet Spor.
  3. ^ "AKHİSARSPOR İSTİKBAL MOBİLYA KAYSERİSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  4. ^ "Kayserisporlu Emre Demir Süper Lig tarihinin en genç golcüsü oldu" (in Turkish). Anadolu Ajansı. 9 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Barcelona sign 17-year-old Turkish prodigy Emre Demir". Marca. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Emre Demir ja vesteix de blaugrana" [Emre Demir is already wearing Blaugrana]. FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Agreement to sign Emre Demir". FC Barcelona. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Emre Demir" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Hoş geldin Emre Demir" (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Bilgilendirme" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  11. ^ Emre Demir at Soccerway