Emre James Vann Tezgel (born 19 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emre James Vann Tezgel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Burton upon Trent, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Stoke City | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | England U16 | 2 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | England U17 | 10 | (7) |
| 2024– | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:34, 27 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Tezgel is Stoke City's youngest ever senior player, having debuted at 16 in January 2022. He is a youth international for England having represented them at U16, U17 and U20 levels.
Club career
editTezgel made his professional debut for Stoke City on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient becoming Stoke's youngest player, aged 16.[2][3] On 29 June 2022, Tezgel signed as a scholar and also agreed to a three-year professional contract which took effect on his 17th birthday.[4][5]
On 1 February 2024, Tezgel joined League Two side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[6] Tezgel scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2024, in a 5–0 victory against Walsall.[7] He scored a further two goals as MK Dons missed out on automatic promotion finishing fourth and were well beaten by Crawley Town in the EFL League Two play-offs.[8]
Tezgel scored his first goal for Stoke on 13 August 2024 in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory against Carlisle United.[9]
International career
editIn June 2021 Tezgel scored a hat-trick for England under-16 against Northern Ireland.[10] Later that year he scored two goals for England under-17 against Netherlands in the final of the 2021 Syrenka Cup.[11]
In February 2024 Tezgel was called up to the Turkey U19 squad qualifying to represent that nation through his father.[12] However he did not make an appearance and on 6 September 2024 Tezgel made his debut for the England U20 side coming off the bench as a substitute in their draw against Turkey U20.[13]
Personal life
editTezgel is of Turkish descent through his father with roots in Aksaray.[14] He attended Painsley Catholic College.[15] His cousin Tash played for Stoke City Women.[15]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 5 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[17] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[19] | Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2023–24[18] | League Two | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Career total | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs
Honours
editEngland U17
- Finalist of Syrenka Cup: 2021[20]
Individual
- Syrenka Cup Player of the Tournament: 2021[20]
References
edit- ^ "Intermediary Transactions 2022 2023". The Football Association. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Smith, Peter (9 January 2022). "Stoke City boss thrilled for record-breaking England youth striker". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Stoke City 2–0 Leyton Oreint". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Tezgel pledges future to Potters". Stoke City. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Smith, Peter (29 June 2022). "Major Stoke City coup as Emre Tezgel commits long-term future despite Leeds United interest". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Emre Tezgel: MK Dons sign teenage Stoke City striker on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ McIntyre, David (11 May 2024). "Milton Keynes Dons 1-5 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Carlisle United 0-2 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ Smith, Peter (3 June 2021). "Stoke City youth striker bangs in hat-trick on England duty". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Mothershaw, Mark (8 September 2021). "'Harry Kane type' - Impressive form from the Stoke City starlet who could save the club big money". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Merkezi, Haber (2 February 2024). "Milli Takım tercihini Türkiye'den yana yapan Emre Tezgel, MK Dons'a kiralandı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Drury, Adam (6 September 2024). "Report: England Elite League Squad 1-1 Turkiye". England Football. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Smith, Peter (12 July 2021). "Great's praise for 'very special' teenage Stoke City striker Tezgel". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b Smith, Peter (6 October 2021). "Stoke City prodigy linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Man City". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b Matty Ingham (8 September 2021). "Syrenka Cup final: Netherlands 3-2 England, Young Lion named Player of the Tournament". jobs4football.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.