Özer Özdemir (born 5 February 1998) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Balıkesirspor
Balıkesirspor is a Turkish sports club, club based in Balıkesir. Established in 1966, the Association football, football team played in the Süper Lig after achieving promotion having finished as runners-up of the TFF First League in 2013–14 T ...
. Born in France, he represented Turkey at youth international level.
Club career
Özdemir made his professional debut for
Le Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club () is a French professional association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The football club was founded in 1894 as a section of the sports club of the same name, founded in 1884. Le Havre plays in Ligue 1, the ...
in a 4–1
Ligue 2
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win over
AJ Auxerre
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on 4 August 2017. On 22 November 2017, he signed his first professional contract with Auxerre for 3 seasons.
On 5 July 2019, he transferred to Turkey in the
Süper Lig
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with
Yeni Malatyaspor
Yeni Malatyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Malatya. The club plays in the TFF First League, which is the second tier of football in the country.
History
Founded in 1986 as Malatya Belediyespor. Its primary colo ...
. The following season, he transferred to the newly promoted side
Denizlispor
Denizlispor is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. The Denizli Atatürk Stadium, which has a seati ...
where he played as a starter.
International career
Özdemir was born in France and is of Turkish descent. He is a youth international for Turkey.
Youth career
* French U19 championship finalist: 2016–17
References
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1998 births
Living people
People from Montivilliers
Footballers from Seine-Maritime
Men's association football fullbacks
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's youth international footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Turkish descent
Le Havre AC players
Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
Denizlispor footballers
Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers
Balıkesirspor footballers
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Süper Lig players
TFF 1. Lig players
TFF Second League players
TFF Third League players
21st-century French sportsmen
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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