Ertuğrul Tekşen (born 25 April 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Denmark, he has represented Turkey at youth level.

Club career

Early years

Tekşen started playing football at an early age in

Ishøj Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 21,465 (1. January 2024). It is situated in the Region Hovedstaden, and is the seat of the Ishøj Municipality. Geography The town is located by the coast in the southwestern suburban area of Copen ...

with local club SB 50. He soon moved to the Brøndby youth academy, where he initially struggled. At under-13 level, he was not among the best players and his development stagnated, which he later attributed to a poor relationship to his coaches. The following year new academy coaches were hired, and as an under-14 level player Tekşen began progressing, which made him stay at the club. In October 2016, as part of the under-17 team, he signed a two-year contract extension, which would keep him at the club until under-19 level.

Lyngby

During the summer of 2019, Tekşen moved to the under-19 team of

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

, after two successive unsuccessful trials at

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and

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. He made his first-team debut on 29 November 2019 in a

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matchup against

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, coming on as a 60th-minute substitute for Emilio Simonsen as the match ended 1–1. On 10 March 2020, Tekşen signed a one-year contract extension with Lyngby keeping him part of the club until at least 31 December 2020.

Konyaspor

On 9 January 2021, it was announced that Tekşen would sign a two-and-a-half-year contract with Turkish

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club

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

. He was officially presented by the club on 13 January. On 21 January, he was sent on loan to the feeder club

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on a one-and-a-half-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 27 January, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute of a

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match against

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, which ended in a 1–1 draw. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 February in a 2–0 win over Karacabey Belediyespor, which was also his first senior goal. He had his contract terminated by mutual consent in the summer of 2021.

Næstved

In September 2021, Tekşen returned to Denmark to sign for

Næstved Boldklub Næstved Boldklub is a Danish association football team based in Næstved in the South of Zealand. Næstved Boldklub is the professional superstructure of the parent club Næstved Idræts Forening (Næstved IF) and currently plays in the Danish ...

competing in the third tier 2nd Division, after a successful trial. He made his debut on 3 October in a 2–1 win over

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Niğde Anadolu

On 14 February 2022, Tekşen signed with

club Niğde Anadolu. His debut for the club came on the same day, coming off the bench in the 76th minute in a 3–0 home loss to

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. On 17 April, he scored his first goal for Niğde Anadolu in a 2–0 victory against

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Belediye Kütahyaspor

Tekşen joined

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club

Belediye Kütahyaspor Belediye Kütahyaspor is a Turkish sports club from Kütahya, in western Turkey. The clubs plays in blue and light blue kits, and have done so since their formation in 1966. League participations * 1st League: 1966–1976, 1980–1985, 1987� ...

on 31 July 2022, signing a two-year contract.

International career

Tekşen has represented

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at under-16 level, gaining five

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in which he scored one goal.

Career statistics

References

External links

Ertuğrul Tekşen
at Mackolik.com (in Turkish) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tekşen, Ertuğrul 2000 births Living people People from Ishøj Municipality Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Danish men's footballers Danish people of Turkish descent Men's association football forwards Ishøj IF players Brøndby IF players Lyngby Boldklub players Konyaspor footballers 1922 Konyaspor footballers Næstved Boldklub players Niğde Anadolu FK footballers Uşakspor footballers Brabrand IF players Danish Superliga players Danish 2nd Division players TFF Second League players TFF Third League players Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen