Emre Demir
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 Demir in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emre Demir | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Mersin, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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) | 50 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U14 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U15 | 11 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Turkey U16 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2024– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2024 | |||
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.
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]