Ethem Pülgir

Ethem Pülgir
Pülgir warming up for Bursaspor in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ethem Ercan Pülgir[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Samsun, Turkey
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Osmaniyespor FK
Number 55
Youth career
2004–2005 Kaynarcaspor
2005–2011 Kartalspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Kartalspor 59 (3)
2014–2015 Bursaspor 4 (0)
2015–2016 Kayseri Erciyesspor 31 (0)
2016–2017 Adanaspor 0 (0)
2017–2019 Kahramanmaraşspor 46 (1)
2019 Bayburt Özel İdarespor 13 (1)
2020 Nevşehir Belediyespor 11 (0)
2020–2021 Diyarbakırspor 25 (0)
2021–2022 İskenderunspor 26 (1)
2022 İnegölspor 7 (2)
2023 Amasyaspor FK 15 (1)
2023– Osmaniyespor FK 9 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Turkey U20 8 (1)
2012–2013 Turkey U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Ethem Ercan Pülgir (born 2 April 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for TFF Third League club Osmaniyespor FK. He made his Süper Lig debut on 4 May 2014.[3]

Club career

Pülgir started his youth career with Kartalspor and made his professional debut for them on 9 November 2011, coming in as a substitute in a 1–0 victory against Elaziğspor.[4] He was listed as one of the top youth talents of 1.Lig during the 2011 season.[5]

On 7 January 2014, Pülgir joined Bursaspor.[6] He quickly fell out of favor despite a few good performances, and by October 2014 he was not featuring in the match-day squads.[7] On 25 January 2015, he joined Süper Lig rival Kayseri Erciyesspor, signing a 2.5 years contract.[8] Unfortunately, at the end of the 2014–15 season, his club was relegated.[9]

In the summer of 2016, Pülgir joined Adanaspor.[10] In December of the same year he was left out of the squad, after a fall out with the coach.[11] In September 2017, he joined Kahramanmaraşspor as a free agent.[12]

On 11 July 2019 Pülgir joined 2.Lig club Bayburt ÖİS.[13][14] On 19 December 2019, he joined 3.Lig club Nevșehir Belediyespor.[15]

On 23 August 2020, Ethem joined fellow 3.Lig club Diyarbakırspor.[16] On 18 June 2021, he joined another 3.Lig club in İskenderunspor, signing a one-year contract.[17]

On 25 June 2022, Pülgir joined 2.Lig club İnegölspor, signing a two-year contract.[18] Midseason, on 6 December 2022, he joined 3.Lig club Amasyaspor.[19][20]

On 28 July 2023, Ethem joined 3.Lig club Osmaniyespor.[21]

International career

Pülgir was first called up to the Turkey U-20 team in 2012, for two friendlies against Italy and Netherlands.[22] He represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kartalspor 2011–12 TFF First League 18 2 0 0 18 2
2012–13 28 0 1 0 29 0
2013–14 TFF Second League 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 59 3 1 0 60 3
Bursaspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 3 0 0 0 3 0
2014–15 1 0 2 0 1 2
Total 4 0 2 0 6 0
Kayseri Eciyesspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 6 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16 TFF First League 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 31 0 0 0 31 0
Adanaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 0 0 1 0 1 0
Kahramanmaraşspor 2017–18 TFF Second League 25 1 2 0 27 1
2018–19 21 0 2 0 23 0
Total 46 1 4 0 60 1
Bayburt Özel İdarespor 2019–20 TFF Second League 13 1 2 0 15 1
Nevşehir Balediyespor 2019–20 TFF Third League 11 0 0 0 11 0
Diyarbakırspor 2020–21 TFF Third League 25 0 0 0 25 0
İskenderunspor 2021–22 TFF Third League 26 1 0 0 26 1
İnegölspor 2022–23 TFF Second League 7 2 0 0 7 2
Amasyaspor 2022–23 TFF Third League 15 1 0 0 15 1
Osmaniyespor 2023–24 TFF Third League 9 1 1 0 10 1
Career total 246 10 11 0 257 10

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ Ethem Pülgir at worldfootball.net
  3. ^ Ethem Pülgir at the Turkish Football Federation
  4. ^ "Kartal SF vs. Elazığspor - 11 September 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ NTV Spor (27 December 2011). "BANK ASYA 1. LİG'İN GENÇ YILDIZ ADAYLARI". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Ethem Ercan Pülgir Bursaspor'da". Bursada Bugun. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Ethem Pülgir unutuldu". www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Kayseri Erciyesspor, Ethem Ercan Pülgir'i transfer etti". Eurosport (in Turkish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Kayseri Erciyesspor'un küme düşmesi kesinleşti". www.aa.com.tr. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. ^ "İşte Süper Lig'in Transferleri". Haberler (in Turkish). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Adanaspor'da 3 isim kadro dışı!". www.bursahayat.com.tr (in Turkish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  12. ^ "2.Lig ekiplerinden Kahramanmaraşspor, en son Adanaspor forması giyen Ethem Ercan Pülgir ile anlaşmaya vardı". X (formerly Twitter). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  13. ^ Bayburtspor (11 July 2019). "KAHRAMAN MARAŞ SPORDAN STOPER ETHEM PÜLGİR BİZLERLE". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Bayburt İl Özel İdare Spor'da Toplu İmza Töreni". Bayburt Haber | Bayburt'un Nabzı | Bayburt Son Dakika | Bayburt Haberleri | Bayburt (in Turkish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  15. ^ Aksiyon (19 December 2019). "Nevşehir Belediyespor'da defansa takviye". www.lalehaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Diyarbekirspor'dan 6 transfer". Sabah (in Turkish). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  17. ^ "İSKENDERUN SPOR ETHEM PÜLGİR'İ RENKLERİNE BAĞLADI". 8.Gün Haber TV Sondakika iskenderun,Hatay Haberleri. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  18. ^ "İnegölspor Ethem Ercan Pülgir ile anlaştı - Line Haber". Line Haber (in Turkish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  19. ^ "YENİ AMASYASPOR ETHEM PÜLGİR'İ AÇIKLADI". www.instagram.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  20. ^ Haber (10 January 2023). "Amasyaspor 7 Futbolcu ile Anlaşmaya Sağladı". Amasya Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  21. ^ Osmaniyespor FK (28 July 2023). "HOŞ GELDİN Ethem Pülgir!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Kartalspor'lu Ethem Pülgir'e Milli Davet!". Kartal Gazetesi (in Turkish). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  23. ^ Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. "U20 Milli Takımı'nın Dünya Kupası kadrosu". www.tff.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  24. ^ Ethem Pülgir at Soccerway


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