Aykut Demir

{{short description|Turkish footballer (born 1988)|bot = PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| image = Aykut Demir'13.JPG

| caption = Demir playing for Trabzonspor in 2013

| name = Aykut Demir

| fullname = Muhammet Aykut Demir

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1995–1998

| youthyears2 = 1998–2005

| youthclubs1 = DOSKO

| youthclubs2 = NAC Breda

| years1 = 2005–2009

| years2 = 2008–2009

| years3 = 2009–2013

| years4 = 2013–2017

| years5 = 2016–2017

| years6 = 2017–2019

| years7 = 2019–2020

| years8 = 2020–2021

| years9 = 2021–2022

| years10 = 2022–2023

| clubs1 = NAC

| clubs2 = → Excelsior (loan)

| clubs3 = Gençlerbirliği

| clubs4 = Trabzonspor

| clubs5 = → Osmanlıspor (loan)

| clubs6 = Giresunspor

| clubs7 = BB Erzurumspor

| clubs8 = Boluspor

| clubs9 = BB Erzurumspor

| clubs10 = Ankara Keçiörengücü

| caps1 = 9

| caps2 = 50

| caps3 = 119

| caps4 = 62

| caps5 = 9

| caps6 = 39

| caps7 = 23

| caps8 = 24

| caps9 = 22

| caps10 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 8

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 2

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 1

| goals10 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006

| nationalyears3 = 2006–2007

| nationalyears4 = 2008–2010

| nationalyears5 = 2011–2013

| nationalyears6 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Turkey U17

| nationalteam2 = Turkey U18

| nationalteam3 = Turkey U19

| nationalteam4 = Turkey U21

| nationalteam5 = Turkey A2

| nationalteam6 = Turkey

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalcaps3 = 12

| nationalcaps4 = 15

| nationalcaps5 = 13

| nationalcaps6 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalgoals5 = 1

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| club-update = 12 June 2023

}}

Aykut Demir (born 22 October 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey at international level.

Club career

Demir made his debut in professional football in the 2005–06 season as part of the NAC Breda squad. He was loaned to Excelsior[http://www.nac.nl/108/newsid/3131/Aykut-Demir-voor-half-jaar-naar-Excelsior.html Aykut Demir voor half jaar naar Excelsior] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102344/http://www.nac.nl/108/newsid/3131/Aykut-Demir-voor-half-jaar-naar-Excelsior.html |date=2018-03-24 }} - NAC {{in lang|nl}} and later played for Turkish side Gençlerbirliği[https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/demir-verruilt-excelsior-voor-gencerbirligi Demir verruilt Excelsior voor Gençerbirligi] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} before joining Trabzonspor.

In 2017, he moved to TFF First League club Giresunspor. In 2019, he signed to BB Erzurumspor. After a one-year stint with Boluspor,{{cite news |title=AYKUT DEMİR BOLUSPOR'DA... - Özgür Bolu |url=http://www.ozgurbolu.com/haber/27541/aykut-demir-bolusporda |work=Özgürbolu |date=5 October 2020 |language=tr}} he returned to BB Erzurumspor in July 2021.{{cite news |title=Aykut Demir resmen BB Erzurumspor’da! |url=https://www.aspor.com.tr/erzurumspor/2021/07/06/aykut-demir-resmen-bb-erzurumsporda |work=Aspor |date=6 July 2021 |language=tr}}

Personal life

Demir is Muslim. He was born on 22 October 1988 in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands.{{Cite web |title=A. DEMIR: Summary |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/aykut-demir/2338/ |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=Soccerway}}

= Controversies =

On 31 December, Demir was married at age 28. Since his bride was not at the wedding, it was unknown who he married.{{Cite web |title=İslamcı futbolcu gelinsiz evlendi |url=https://www.odatv4.com//magazin/islamci-futbolcu-gelinsiz-evlendi-3112161200-106785 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=OdaTV |language=tr}}

He was criticized for wearing a taqiya and having a Tawhid flag in his wedding hall.{{Cite web |date=2016-12-31 |title=Osmanlısporlu futbolcu böyle evlendi |url=https://www.haberturk.com/magazin/fiskos/haber/1343259-osmanlisporlu-futbolcu-aykut-demir-evlendi |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Habertürk |language=tr}}

In BB Erzurumspor's match with MKE Ankaragücü on 2021–22 TFF First League's 27. match week, All Erzurumspor players wore a "no to war" pre-match ceremony shirt in support of Ukraine, except Demir, who refused to wear the shirt.{{Cite web |title=Aykut Demir maç öncesi 'savaşa hayır' tişörtü giymedi |url=https://ajansspor.com/haber/10-dadas-savasa-hayir-dedi-aykut-demir-597556 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=ajansspor.com |language=tr}} In response to the criticism, he told the media that he did not wear the shirt because he "wouldn't be comfortable wearing it while there were civilians dying in Palestine."{{Cite web |date=2022-02-28 |title="Savaşa hayır" tişörtü giymediği için eleştirilmişti... Erzurumsporlu Aykut Demir: Ortadoğu coğrafyasında her gün binlerce insan ölüyor, giyseydim içim rahat etmezdi |url=https://www.indyturk.com/node/478266/spor/sava%C5%9Fa-hay%C4%B1r-ti%C5%9F%C3%B6rt%C3%BC-giymedi%C4%9Fi-i%C3%A7in-ele%C5%9Ftirilmi%C5%9Fti-erzurumsporlu-aykut-demir |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Independent |language=tr}}

International career

Demir made his debut for Turkey in a November 2013 friendly match against Belarus.[https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=28427 Intl career stats] - EU Football