Vefa Temel

Vefa Temel
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 İstanbulspor
Number 8
Youth career
Nantes
2018–2020 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Bursaspor 27 (0)
2022– İstanbulspor 27 (2)
International career‡
2019 Türkiye U19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Vefa Temel (born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor. Born in France, Temel was a youth international for Turkey.

Career

Temel is a youth product of the French club Nantes, before moving to Turkey with Bursaspor's youth academy in 2018.[1] On 14 September 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023.[2] On 30 May 2022, he terminated his contract with Bursaspor.[3] He controversially signed with Giresunspor in June 2022 for 5 years, but Bursaspor sued the club and the transfer certificate was not issued. Instead, Temel signed a 5-year contract with İstanbulspor on 15 September 2022.[4] On 10 November 2022, he made his first professional appearance in a 3–2 Turkish Cup win over Etimesgut Belediyespor.[5]

International career

Temel is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey under-19s in 2019.[6]

References

  1. ^ lden-kacti-405031
  2. ^ Gazetesi, Olay (16 September 2020). "Gözler Vefa Temel'de".
  3. ^ "Vefa Temel "Hakkınızı helal edin!"". 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Giresunspor'un Transfer Ettiği Vefa Temel, İstanbulspor'a İmza Attı". ajansspor.com.
  5. ^ "Ziraat Türkiye Kupası: İstanbulspor, Etimesgut Belediyespor'u 118. dakikada geçti". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ "U19 Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 13 October 2020.