Engin Bekdemir (born 7 February 1992) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ankaraspor.[2] Born in Belgium, he has represented Turkey at international levels up to under-21s.
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Engin Bekdemir in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Engin Bekdemir | ||
Date of birth | (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Beringen, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ankaraspor | ||
Number | 70 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | KVK Beringen | ||
2001–2009 | PSV | ||
2009–2011 | Porto[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Kayserispor | 28 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Çaykur Rizespor | 12 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Eskişehirspor | 27 | (7) |
2016–2018 | Osmanlıspor | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Gençlerbirliği | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Altınordu | 1 | (0) |
2020 | Fatih Karagümrük | 8 | (0) |
2020 | Çaykur Rizespor | 0 | (0) |
2020– | Ankaraspor | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007 | Turkey U15 | 1 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Turkey U16 | 17 | (2) |
2008–2009 | Turkey U17 | 20 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Turkey U18 | 7 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Turkey U19 | 11 | (5) |
2013 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2020 |
Engin Bekdemir joined Kayserispor from Portuguese club Porto during 2011 summer transfer period.[3][4] He made his Turkish Süper Lig debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by Fenerbahçe with 0–1 final score, on 23 September 2011.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup[7] | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kayserispor | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Çaykur Rizespor | 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Career total | 40 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 48 | 2 |
Bekdemir is the youngest of four siblings. He belongs to a family originally from Giresun, Turkey, that immigrated to Belgium.[8]
Ankaraspor – current squad | |
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