Engin Bekdemir (born 7 February 1992) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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for
TFF Second League
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club
Sarıyer
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. Born in Belgium, he has represented
Turkey
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at international levels up to under-21s.
Career
Kayserispor
Engin Bekdemir joined
Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...
from Portuguese club
Porto
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during 2011 summer transfer period. He made his Turkish
Süper Lig
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debut in the starting line-up in which
Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...
were beaten by Fenerbahçe with 0–1 final score, on 23 September 2011.
Statistics
:''Correct as of 30 June 2015.''
Personal life
Bekdemir is the youngest of four siblings. He belongs to a family originally from
Giresun
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Eurosport
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