Emin Bayram (born 2 April 2003) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

Club career

Galatasaray

He played his first match with Galatasaray on 4 December 2019, in the

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match in the Turkish Cup. Although Galatasaray lost 0–2, Bayram was admired for his performance. For the next few

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games, he waited in the booth. He played his first league match with Galatasaray on 26 January 2020, away from

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium ...

. Bayram, who was included in the game in the extra time, ended the match before he could play much. Bayram took to the field as the

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of Galatasaray for the first time in his career in the match against Ankaragücü on the 12th of July 2020.

Boluspor (loan)

On 1 February 2021, Bayram signed a loan agreement with the

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team

Boluspor Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.Boluspor Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

teams, hired young defender Bayram from

. Bayram, who was loaned to Boluspor at halftime last season, played 10 games in a red-white jersey. The 18-year-old player took the road to the Black Sea team again.

Return to Galatasaray

Bayram became the champion in the

in the

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season with the

team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.

Westerlo (loan)

On 6 September 2023, Bayram signed for

on a season-long loan.

Career statistics

Honours

Galatasaray *

References

External links

* * * 2003 births Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Galatasaray S.K. footballers Süper Lig players Boluspor footballers TFF First League players Footballers from Istanbul Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium K.V.C. Westerlo players {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub