Adem Büyük (born 30 August 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays primarily as a striker but also as a left winger for Manisa. He is a former international for Turkey, also earning caps with the U-18 and U-21 squads.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1987-08-30) 30 August 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Hopa, Artvin, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger / Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Manisa | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Artvin Hopaspor | ||
2002–2003 | Arhavispor | ||
2003–2005 | Beşiktaş | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
2005 | → Zeytinburnuspor (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2006–2007 | → Akçaabat Sebatspor (loan) | 34 | (8) |
2007–2008 | → Altay (loan) | 27 | (16) |
2008–2012 | Manisaspor | 16 | (2) |
2009–2010 | → Boluspor (loan) | 27 | (11) |
2011 | → Mersin İdmanyurdu (loan) | 14 | (10) |
2012–2017 | Kasımpaşa | 81 | (19) |
2017–2019 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 54 | (10) |
2019–2020 | Galatasaray | 26 | (7) |
2020–2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 54 | (22) |
2022– | Manisa | 9 | (3) |
National team | |||
2004–2005 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
2011 | Turkey B | 2 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2022 |
Büyük started his career with local club Artvin Hopaspor. He spent a year at Arhavispor before Beşiktaş transferred him in 2003. Büyük did not make any appearances for the club, spending his time on loan at Zeytinburnuspor, Akçaabat Sebatspor, and Altay. Manisaspor transferred him in 2008, and he spent the second half of 2010–10 season on loan at Mersin İdmanyurdu.[1]
On 28 June 2019, Adem signed a two-year deal on a free transfer to Galatasaray.
On 15 November 2013, Büyük played his first national match for Turkey against Northern Ireland in Adana.
He was appointed a player–coach at Yeni Malatyaspor on 7 February 2022,[2] after Marius Șumudică left the team the same day. On 25 February he left the club.[3]
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