Muhammet Demir

Muhammet Demir (born 10 January 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Gaziantep.

Club Career

Demir joined Bursaspor in 2005 and signed a professional contract in 2007. He made his first appearance in the Super Lig in the final game of the 2008–09 season, coming off the bench in the 86th minute against Gaziantepspor. Demir regularly trains with the senior squad, but has not been able to play many games due to injuries.

Chelsea and West Ham United courted Demir and made offers after he scored two goals against Russia in a youth national team match.Bursaspor turned both offers down, stating that it was too soon for Demir to leave the club. He has stated that he does not want to play for an Istanbul club such as Fenerbahce or Galatasaray, but move abroad instead.

After refusing to sign a new deal with his current club Bursaspor, he was sent to Gaziantepspor in January 2011. In the last day of the transfer period he accepted to sign a contract with Gaziantepspor for four and a half years.

On 2 July 2019, Demir joined Istanbul Basaksehir on a four-year deal.

On September 3, 2019, he has signed a season long loan deal with Gazisehir Gaziantep.

International Career

Demir led the Turkey U-17 squad to the quarter finals of the 2009 U-17 World Cup in Nigeria, where the team lost 5–3 on penalties to Colombia. He scored three goals and notched one assist during his five games at the tournament, good enough for joint third place for top scorer.

On 10 October 2014, Demir played his first national match for Turkey against the Czech Republic in Istanbul, replacing Olcay Sahan after 66 minutes of a 2–1 defeat.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Мухаммет Демир (russian)