Emre Demir (born 15 January 2004) is a

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professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish club

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, on loan from Fenerbahçe.

Club career

Early career

Demir started playing football with his local club

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at the age of 6, and moved to

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits. The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...

2 years later. As a youth talent, he attended trials at

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and

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Kayserispor

On 18 January 2019, Demir signed his first professional contract with

aged 15. One week after his 15th birthday, Demir made his professional debut with Kayserispor in a 0-0

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tie with

Akhisarspor Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.

on 22 January 2019, playing the final three minutes of the match. He became the youngest goalscorer in

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history when he scored against Gençlerbirliği S.K. on 9 November 2019, aged 15 years and 299 days.

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

club Fenerbahçe on a free transfer and signing a four-and-a-half-year deal. On 3 February 2023, he was loaned to

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club

, until the end of the

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Club statistics

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