Göktuğ Demiroğlu (born May 21, 1999) is a Turkish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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.
Club career
Youth
DemiroÄŸlu first played youth football for the local football program, eventually going to Kadikoyspor's U17 team and
Manisaspor
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Süper Lig
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side
Alanyaspor
Alanyaspor Kulübü, known as Corendon Alanyaspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are play ...
.
Early club career
After leaving the youth team of Alanyaspor, DemiroÄŸlu signed his first contract with Cypriot club Maras GSK. He transferred back to Turkey a few months later. After over a year of not playing, he signed with
Yozgatspor
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, before playing with Ladik Belediyespor and Yuksekova Belediyespor.
Zalla UC
While playing in Turkey, DemiroÄŸlu got an offer from GCE Villaralbo in Spain but could not complete it for personal reasons. In early 2023, DemiroÄŸlu finally transferred from Yuksekova to
Tercera División
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side Zalla UC in Spain. He played 22 games, scoring 1 goal.
Philippines Football League
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had signed DemiroÄŸlu as a foreign player for the club's participation in the Copa Paulino Alcantara,
Philippines Football League
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, and their maiden season in the
AFC Cup
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. Cebu confirmed the transfer on August 16.
Personal life
DemiroÄŸlu was born in the city of
Çaycuma
Çaycuma is a town in Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Çaycuma District. His idol is
Carles Puyol
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