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.

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)
2023Samsunspor (loan) 2 (1)
2023–2024Ümraniyespor (loan) 28 (2)
2024–Sakaryaspor (loan) 11 (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 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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 S.K..[4]

Barcelona

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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

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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)

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

Ümraniyespor (loan)

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

Club statistics

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As of match played 3 November 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 11 5 0 0 11 5
Career total 57 7 10 4 67 11

References

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  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
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