Adem Büyük (born 30 August 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays primarily as a
striker
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but also as a
left winger for
Manisa. He is a former international for Turkey, also earning caps with the U-18 and
U-21 squads.
Club career
Büyük started his career with local club
Artvin Hopaspor
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League participations
* TFF Second League: 1996 ...
. He spent a year at Arhavispor before
Beşiktaş
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transferred him in 2003. Büyük did not make any appearances for the club, spending his time on loan at
Zeytinburnuspor,
Akçaabat Sebatspor, and
Altay.
Manisaspor transferred him in 2008, and he spent the second half of 2010–10 season on loan at
Mersin İdmanyurdu
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.
On 28 June 2019, Adem signed a two-year deal on a free transfer to
Galatasaray.
International career
On 15 November 2013, Büyük played his first national match for
Turkey against
Northern Ireland in
Adana.
Managerial career
He was appointed a player–coach at
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