Emre Tezgel
English footballer (born 2005)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emre James Vann Tezgel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2005 | ||
| 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) | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22[32] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[33] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[34] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[35] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27[37] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2023–24[34] | League Two | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2025–26[36] | League Two | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[b] | 4 | 36 | 15 |
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2026–27[37] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 62 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
England U17
- Finalist of Syrenka Cup: 2021[38]
Individual
- Syrenka Cup Player of the Tournament: 2021[38]
- Crewe Alexandra Young Player of the Year: 2025–26[23]