Sercan Temizyürek (born 22 July 1988) is a Turkish professional
footballer
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who currently plays as a
left winger
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for
Eyüpspor
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.
Career
Temizyürek began his career with local club
Samsunspor
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in 2000. He participated in the youth ranks until 2006, when he was signed to his first professional contract. In the A2 league, he made 19 appearances and scored three goals. Temizyürek made his league debut in a two nil loss at the hands of
Diyarbakırspor
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Domestically, Diyarbakırspor have finished runners-up for the 1.Lig (Second Division) in 1976–77, and in ...
on 17 September 2006. He played in a total of 18 league matches that season. The Turkey U-19 team called him up in 2007 for four friendlies, with Temizyürek appearing in all four matches.
The following season, Temizyürek made 14 appearances and was linked with a move to
Istanbul
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-giants
Galatasaray
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. Temizyürek was fined and left out of the squad for a crucial match against
Malatyaspor
Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Malatya, mainly concentrated on football.
History
Prior to 1984 the club colors were yellow and black. They played for 11 seasons on the top-level of Turkish football. Their best result ...
on 22 March 2009 due to disciplinary problems. The club went on to win the match two to nil. He was linked to
Boluspor
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