Ertuğrul Tekşen (born 25 April 2000) is a Danish-born Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for TFF Third League club Belediye Kütahyaspor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Ishøj, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Belediye Kütahyaspor | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SB 50 Ishøj | |||
| Brøndby | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Lyngby | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Konyaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → 1922 Konyaspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Næstved | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Niğde Anadolu | 12 | (2) |
| 2022– | Belediye Kütahyaspor | 8 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Turkey U16 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 27 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:56, 12 April 2020 | |||
Tekşen started playing football at an early age in Ishøj with local club SB 50.[2] He soon moved to the Brøndby youth academy, where he initially struggled. At under-13 level, he was not among the best players and his development stagnated, which he later attributed to a poor relationship to his coaches.[2] The following year new academy coaches were hired, and as an under-14 level player Tekşen began progressing, which made him stay at the club.[2] In October 2016, as part of the under-17 team, he signed a two-year contract extension, which would keep him at the club until under-19 level.[2]
During the summer of 2019, Tekşen moved to the under-19 team of Lyngby Boldklub, after two successive unsuccessful trials at Nykøbing FC and FC Roskilde.[3][4][5] He made his first-team debut on 29 November 2019 in a Danish Superliga matchup against FC Nordsjælland, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Emilio Simonsen as the match ended 1–1.[6] On 10 March 2020, Tekşen signed a one-year contract extension with Lyngby keeping him part of the club until at least 31 December 2020.[7][8][6]
On 9 January 2021, it was announced that Tekşen would sign a two-and-a-half-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Konyaspor.[9] He was officially presented by the club on 13 January.[10]
On 21 January, he was sent on loan to the feeder club 1922 Konyaspor on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[11] He made his debut for the club on 27 January, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute of a TFF Second League match against Sakaryaspor, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[12] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 February in a 2–0 win over Karacabey Belediyespor, which was also his first senior goal.[13][14]
He had his contract terminated by mutual consent in the summer of 2021.[15]
In September 2021, Tekşen returned to Denmark to sign for Næstved Boldklub competing in the third tier 2nd Division, after a successful trial.[15] He made his debut on 3 October in a 2–1 win over FA 2000.[16]
On 14 February 2022, Tekşen signed with TFF Second League club Niğde Anadolu.[17] His debut for the club came on the same day, coming off the bench in the 76th minute in a 3–0 home loss to Adıyamanspor.[18] On 17 April, he scored his first goal for Niğde Anadolu in a 2–0 victory against Sarıyer.[19]
Tekşen joined TFF Third League club Belediye Kütahyaspor on 31 July 2022, signing a two-year contract.[20]
Tekşen has represented Turkey at under-16 level, gaining five caps in which he scored one goal.[2][21]
| Club[22] | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyngby | 2019–20[22] | Superliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[22] | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1922 Konyaspor | 2020–21[22] | TFF Second League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Næstved | 2021–22[22] | 2nd Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Niğde Anadolu | 2021–22[22] | TFF Second League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | ||
| Belediye Kütahyaspor | 2022–23[22] | TFF Third League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | |||