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Emre James Vann Tezgel (born 19 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Wycombe Wanderers on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Full name Emre James Vann Tezgel[1]
Date of birth (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
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Emre Tezgel
Personal information
Full name Emre James Vann Tezgel[1]
Date of birth (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Wycombe Wanderers
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number 19
Youth career
2021–2022 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Stoke City 15 (0)
2024 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 15 (3)
2025–2026 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 31 (10)
2026– → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 England U16 2 (3)
2021–2022 England U17 10 (7)
2024– England U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:02, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:34, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
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Tezgel is Stoke City's youngest ever senior player, having debuted at 16 in January 2022. He is a youth international for England having represented them at U16, U17 and U20 levels.

Club career

Stoke City

Tezgel made his professional debut for Stoke City on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient becoming Stoke's youngest player, aged 16 and 112 days.[3][4] On 29 June 2022, Tezgel signed as a scholar and also agreed to a three-year professional contract which took effect on his 17th birthday.[5][6]

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 1 February 2024, Tezgel joined League Two side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[7] Tezgel scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2024, in a 5–0 victory against Walsall.[8] He scored a further two goals as MK Dons missed out on automatic promotion finishing fourth and were well beaten by Crawley Town in the EFL League Two play-offs.[9]

Tezgel scored his first goal for Stoke on 13 August 2024 in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory against Carlisle United.[10] He then scored in the next round against Middlesbrough.[11] Tezgel was prolific for the under-21s, scoring 22 goals in nine matches, and was awarded the Premier League 2 player of the month for March 2025.[12] He signed a new two-year contract at the end of the 2024–25 season.[13]

Crewe Alexandra (loan)

In July 2025, Tezgel joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan for the 2025–26 season.[14] He scored his first Crewe goal in their 3–1 first round EFL Cup defeat at Stockport County on 12 August 2025.[15] On 2 September 2025, Tezgel scored Crewe's first hat-trick in eight years as the side beat Chesterfield 7–1 in their opening tie in the EFL Trophy group stage.[16] On 25 October 2025, Tezgel scored a further hat-trick in Crewe's 3–2 League win over Grimsby Town.[17] A month later, after five goals in his last seven games, Tezgel was praised by Crewe's player development manager Kenny Lunt for "his all-round game, what he does for the team, his work-rate, his assists, he's more than just a goalscorer, he's a top player."[18] With a further EFL Trophy goal and two assists helping Crewe top Northern Group H, Tezgel was awarded the Vertu Trophy Player of the Round for the Group Stages on 2 December 2025.[19] After sustaining an ankle injury against Bristol Rovers on 19 December 2025,[20] he was sidelined until mid-March,[21] scoring his 14th goal of the season in Crewe's 4–0 win at Shrewsbury Town on 21 March 2026.[22] He was named as the club's Young Player of the Year at the end of season awards.[23] Tezgel ended the 2025–26 season with 15 goals from 36 appearances as Crewe finished in 10th position.[24]

Wycombe Wanderers (loan)

On 23 July 2026, Tezgel joined League One side Wycombe Wanderers on loan for the 2026–27 season.[25]

International career

In June 2021 Tezgel scored a hat-trick for England under-16 against Northern Ireland.[26] Later that year he scored two goals for England under-17 against Netherlands in the final of the 2021 Syrenka Cup.[27] In February 2024 Tezgel was called up to the Turkey U19 squad qualifying to represent that nation through his father.[28] However he did not make an appearance and on 6 September 2024 Tezgel made his debut for the England U20 side coming off the bench as a substitute in their draw against Turkey U20.[29]

Personal life

Tezgel is of Turkish descent through his father with roots in Aksaray.[30] He attended Painsley Catholic College.[31] His cousin Tash played for Stoke City Women.[31]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2021–22[32] Championship 002000—20
2022–23[33] Championship 301000—40
2023–24[34] Championship 000000—00
2024–25[35] Championship 1202032—172
2025–26[36] Championship 000000—00
2026–27[37] Championship 000000—00
Total 1505032—232
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2023–24[34] League Two 15300002[a]0173
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2025–26[36] League Two 311010113[b]43615
Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 2026–27[37] League One 0000000000
Career total 62136043447620
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  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

  • Finalist of Syrenka Cup: 2021[38]

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