Yusuf Özdemir (born 10 January 2001) is a Turkish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

Alanyaspor Alanyaspor Kulübü, known as Corendon Alanyaspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are play ...

Professional career

Özdemir is a product of the youth academies of Güngörenspor and

. He signed his first professional contract with

in 2020. He made his professional debut with Alanyaspor in a 1–0

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

win over

MKE Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü or fully Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the ...

on 15 May 2021. On 27 January 2022, he joined

İnegölspor İnegölspor is a Turkish sports club located in İnegöl, Bursa Province Bursa Province () is a Provinces of Turkey, province and Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality in Turkey along the Sea of Marmara coast in ...

on loan for the second half of the 2021-22 season.

Playing style

Özdemir is a versatile player that usually plays as a left

, but can also play as

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

or winger. He helps in both offense and defense, and is an energetic and eager player.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozdemir, Yusuf 2001 births Living people People from Bahçelievler, Istanbul Footballers from Istanbul Turkish men's footballers Alanyaspor footballers İnegölspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF Second League players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Turkish sportsmen