Serhat Tasdemir

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Serhat Tasdemir
Personal information
Full name Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-21) 21 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Blackburn, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Zonguldak Kömürspor
(on loan from Kocaelispor)
Youth career
0000–2016 Blackburn Rovers
2016–2017 AFC Fylde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 AFC Fylde 54 (8)
2019–2022 Peterborough United 10 (0)
2021Oldham Athletic (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022Barnet (loan) 19 (2)
2022–2023 Buxton 10 (2)
2023– Kocaelispor 2 (0)
2023–Zonguldak Kömürspor (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2019 Azerbaijan U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:18, 12 August 2019 (UTC)

Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir (born 21 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF Second League side Zonguldak Kömürspor on loan from Kocaelispor. Born in England, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth level.

Club career[edit]

AFC Fylde[edit]

Tasdemir signed for AFC Fylde at the age of 15, following his release from Blackburn Rovers. He made his first-team debut at just 16 in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy vs A.F.C. Darwen, scoring a first-half hat trick.[3] Following this, Tasdemir made his National League debut against Bromley, in September 2017, aged 17. He scored just 14 minutes after coming off of the bench. [4]

Peterborough United[edit]

On 1 July 2019, EFL League One side Peterborough United signed Tasdemir on a 3-year deal for a six-figure undisclosed fee.[5] Tasdemir made his debut in an EFL Cup match against Oxford United on 13 August 2019, making his league debut four days later against Ipswich Town.[6][7] He scored his first goal for Peterborough in an EFL Trophy tie against West Ham United U21s on 8 December 2020.[8]

He moved on loan to Oldham Athletic on 1 February 2021.[9][10]

On 11 May 2021 he was made available for transfer by Peterborough.[11] Tasdemir joined Barnet on a season-long loan in July 2021.[12] He scored three times in 23 appearances for the Bees. Tasdemir was released by Posh at the end of the 2021–22 season.[13]

He signed for Buxton for the 2022–23 season.[14] After 11 appearances, he signed for Kocaelispor on a 2.5 year contract on 18 January 2023.[15]

International career[edit]

After being called up by Azerbaijan U19 in January 2019, Tasdemir marked his debut in a friendly fixture against the Krasnodar Region with a goal.[16] Tasdemir went on to feature in three UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying games, starting against the Republic of Ireland and Romania and coming off the bench against Russia.[17]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 29 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Fylde 2016–17[2] National League North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[2] National League 26 4 1 0 1[a] 1 28 5
2018–19[2] National League 27 4 1 0 6[a] 5 34 9
Total 54 8 2 0 7 6 63 14
Peterborough United 2019–20[2] League One 10 0 1 0 1 0 4[b] 0 16 0
2020–21[2] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 4[b] 1 4 1
Total 10 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 20 1
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2020–21[2] League Two 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Barnet (loan) 2021–22[2] National League 19 2 0 0 0 0 4[c] 1 23 3
Buxton 2022–23[2] National League North 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Kocaelispor 2022–23[2] TFF Second League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 100 12 4 0 1 0 18 8 122 20
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  3. ^ One appearance in the FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in the Middlesex Senior Cup.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Peterborough United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 52. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Serhat Tasdemir at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ "NEWS – SERHAT TASDEMIR DEPARTS FOR SUBSTANTIAL SIX FIGURE FEE". AFC Fylde. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. ^ "AFC Fylde 2–2 Bromley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Posh Swoop For AFC Fylde Starlet". Peterborough United. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Oxford vs Peterborough United on 13 Aug 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Peterborough United vs Ipswich Town on 17 Aug 19". Peterborough United. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Highlights: Peterborough United 3–0 West Ham United U21s". whufc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Oldham complete deadline-day loan deal for Peterborough attacking midfielder". The Oldham Times.
  10. ^ "Oldham sign Posh playmaker Tasdemir". BBC Sport.
  11. ^ "Posh Confirm Retained List For Next Season". www.theposh.com.
  12. ^ "Serhat Tasdemir joins on season long loan from Peterborough United". www.barnetfc.com.
  13. ^ "Posh Confirm Retained List | Peterborough United – The Posh". www.theposh.com.
  14. ^ "Telford 1-1 Buxton: Bucks held again despite best Bank Holiday efforts".
  15. ^ @Kocaelispor (18 January 2023). "Ailemize Hoş Geldin Serhat Taşdemir!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "TAZ-ERBAIJAIN: SERHAT'S DEBUT GOAL FOR AZERBAIJAN U19". AFC Fylde. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Serhat Tasdemir – Azerbaijan – Under-19". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2019.