Ertuğrul Tekşen (born 25 April 2000) is a Danish-born Turkish professional
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who plays as a
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for
TFF Third League
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Tekşen started playing football at an early age in
Ishøj
Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 20,017 (1 January 2015).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
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, after two successive unsuccessful trials at
Nykøbing FC
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and
FC Roskilde
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. He made his first-team debut on 29 November 2019 in a
Danish Superliga
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matchup against
FC Nordsjælland
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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
Süper Lig
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club
Konyaspor
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. He was officially presented by the club on 13 January.
On 21 January, he was sent on loan to the feeder club 1922 Konyaspor 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
TFF Second League
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match against
Sakaryaspor
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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
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, 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
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competing in the third tier 2nd Division, after a successful trial. He made his debut on 3 October in a 2–1 win over
FA 2000
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.
Niğde Anadolu
On 14 February 2022, Tekşen signed with
TFF Second League
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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
Adıyamanspor
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. On 17 April, he scored his first goal for Niğde Anadolu in a 2–0 victory against
Sarıyer
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.
Belediye Kütahyaspor
Tekşen joined
TFF Third League
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Turkey
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at under-16 level, gaining five
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