Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir (born 4 February 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.

Zidan Sertdemir
Personal information
Full name Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir
Date of birth (2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Ishøj,[1] Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nordsjælland
Number 21
Youth career
2012–2017 Brøndby
2017–2021 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Bayer Leverkusen 3 (0)
2023– Nordsjælland 28 (0)
International career
2020–2021 Denmark U16 4 (1)
2021– Denmark U17 5 (5)
2021– Denmark U19 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Club career

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Sertdemir is a youth product of Brøndby and moved to the academy of Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2] He then joined German club Bayer Leverkusen on 15 June 2021, signing a three-year contract.[2]

He made his senior debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 1–1 Bundesliga tie with Hertha on 7 November 2021.[3] At 16 years and 276 days, Sertdemir is the youngest ever debutant for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga overtaking his teammate Iker Bravo in the same match, and the second-youngest debutant in the league after Youssoufa Moukoko.[4]

Having not managed to break through Bayer's first team on a full basis, on 31 January 2023 Sertdemir officially returned to Nordsjælland, joining the club on a permanent deal.[5][6]

International career

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Born in Ishøj, Denmark, Sertdemir is of Kurdish and Turkish descent.[7] He is a youth international for Denmark, having represented the Denmark U16s and U17s.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 22 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen 2021–22 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Nordsjælland 2023–24 Danish Superliga 13 0 3 0 5[a] 0 21 0
2024–25 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 28 0 5 0 5 0 38 0
Career total 31 0 5 0 5 0 41 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

References

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  1. ^ Players profile at the football magazine Kicker (German)
  2. ^ a b "FC Nordsjælland sælger Zidan Sertdemir til Bayer Leverkusen". FC Nordsjælland. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Hertha Berlin vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 7 November 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Dansker får debut i BL - næstyngste i historien". Tipsbladet.dk.
  5. ^ "Bayer 04 transferiert Sertdemir nach Dänemark". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Zidan Sertdemir vender hjem til FC Nordsjælland". fcn.dk (in Danish). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Zidan Sertdemir: Who is the Danish teenager joining Bayer Leverkusen from Nordsjaelland?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021. Despite his Turkish roots, Sertdemir has opted to represent Denmark at youth international level.
  8. ^ "Tyrkiet presser på: Supertalent vælger Danmark". Tipsbladet.dk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
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