Emir Kaan Gültekin (born 2 October 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor.

Emir Kaan Gültekin
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mersin, Turkey
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
İstanbulspor
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2014 Erdemli Gençlerbirliği
2014–2015 Erdemli Belediyespor
2015–2017 Mersin İdman Yurdu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Mersin İdman Yurdu 27 (2)
2018–2020 Tarsus İdman Yurdu 9 (0)
2020– İstanbulspor 90 (8)
2020–2021Isparta 32 (loan) 34 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024

Career

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Gültekin is a product of the youth academies of Erdemli Gençlerbirliği, Erdemli Belediyespor and Mersin İdman Yurdu.[1] He began his senior career with Mersin in 2017, and moved to Tarsus İdman Yurdu in 2018.[2] He transferred to İstanbulspor in August 2020, and immediately went on loan to Isparta 32 for the 2020–21 season where became the top scorer in the TFF Third League with 19 goals in 34 games.[3] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021–22 season for the first time in 17 years.[4] He made his professional debut in İstanbulspor's return to the Süper Lig in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Öğünç, Mehmet Şakir (27 July 2022). "Emir Kaan Gültekin". İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği (in Turkish). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Emir Kaan Gultekin kimdir, nereli, kaç yaşında? - Emir Kaan Gultekin haberleri Fotomac.com.tr'de". www.fotomac.com.tr.
  3. ^ "Emir Kaan Gültekin zirveye çıktı | Şehirden Haberler Haberleri | Isparta Haber, Isparta haberleri, Isparta Şehir Haberleri, Isparta Yerel Haber, isparta haber, ısparta haber". isteisparta.com.
  4. ^ "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber.
  5. ^ "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
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