Emre Demir


Emre Demir is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Turkish club Sakaryaspor on loan from Fenerbahçe.

Club career

Early career

Demir started playing football with his local club Mersin at the age of 6, and moved to Kayserispor 2 years later. As a youth talent, he attended trials at Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

Kayserispor

On 18 January 2019, Demir signed his first professional contract with Kayserispor aged 15. One week after his 15th birthday, Demir made his professional debut with Kayserispor in a 0-0 Turkish Cup tie with Akhisarspor on 22 January 2019, playing the final three minutes of the match.
On 9 November 2019, aged 15 years and 299 days, he became the youngest goalscorer in Süper Lig history when he scored against Gençlerbirliği.

Barcelona

On 23 September 2021, Barcelona Atlètic announced an agreement with Kayserispor to sign Demir for the 2022–23 season for a fee of 2 million euros. On 14 July 2022, Demir signed a five-year deal, with a buyout clause of €400 million.

Fenerbahçe

Having not managed to break through Barcelona's team consistently, on 31 January 2023 Demir returned to Turkey, joining Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe on a free transfer and signing a four-and-a-half-year deal.

Samsunspor (loan)

On 3 February 2023, he was loaned to TFF First League club Samsunspor, until the end of the season.

Ümraniyespor (loan)

On 15 September 2023, he joined Ümraniyespor on loan for the 2023–24 season.