Aykut Demir

Aykut Demir (born 22 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for BB Erzurumspor.

Aykut Demir
Demir playing for Trabzonspor in 2013
Personal information
Full name Muhammet Aykut Demir
Date of birth (1988-10-22) 22 October 1988
Place of birth Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Boluspor
Number 4
Youth career
1995–1998 DOSKO
1998–2005 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 NAC 9 (0)
2008–2009 → Excelsior (loan) 50 (2)
2009–2013 Gençlerbirliği 119 (8)
2013–2017 Trabzonspor 62 (1)
2016–2017 → Osmanlıspor (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2019 Giresunspor 39 (2)
2019–2020 BB Erzurumspor 23 (0)
2020–2021 Boluspor 24 (1)
2021– BB Erzurumspor 7 (0)
National team
2005 Turkey U17 3 (0)
2005–2006 Turkey U18 6 (0)
2006–2007 Turkey U19 12 (0)
2008–2010 Turkey U21 15 (0)
2011–2013 Turkey A2 13 (1)
2013 Turkey 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:08, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Demir made his debut in professional football in the 2005–06 season as part of the NAC Breda squad. He was loaned to Excelsior[1] and later played for Turkish side Gençlerbirliği[2] before joining Trabzonspor.

In 2017, he moved to TFF First League club Giresunspor. In 2019, he signed to BB Erzurumspor. After a one-year stint with Boluspor,[3] he returned to BB Erzurumspor in July 2021.[4]

Personal life

Demir has received controversy for his ties to religious groups with extremist views.[5]

International career

Aykut made his debut for Turkey in a November 2013 friendly match against Belarus.[6]

References
  1. Aykut Demir voor half jaar naar Excelsior - NAC (in Dutch)
  2. Demir verruilt Excelsior voor Gençerbirligi - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  3. "AYKUT DEMİR BOLUSPOR'DA... - Özgür Bolu". Özgürbolu (in Turkish). 5 October 2020.
  4. "Aykut Demir resmen BB Erzurumspor'da!". Aspor (in Turkish). 6 July 2021.
  5. "Aykut Demir'e sakal şoku! Talimat verildi..." aspor.com.tr (in Turkish). 1 June 2016.
  6. Intl career stats - EU Football


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