Vefa Temel
{{short description|Turkish footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vefa Temel
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|11|3}}
| birth_place = Nantes, France
| height = 1.76m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = İstanbulspor
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Nantes
| youthyears2 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs2 = Bursaspor
| years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = Bursaspor | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = İstanbulspor | caps2 = 27 | goals2 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = Türkiye U19
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 25 June 2024
| ntupdate = 05:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
}}
Vefa Temel (born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor. Born in France, Temel was a youth international for Turkey.
Career
Temel is a youth product of the French club Nantes, before moving to Turkey with Bursaspor's youth academy in 2018.lden-kacti-405031 On 14 September 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bursasporluyuz.org/gozler-vefa-temelde/|title=Gözler Vefa Temel'de|first=Olay|last=Gazetesi|date=16 September 2020}} On 30 May 2022, he terminated his contract with Bursaspor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bursasporluyuz.org/vefa-temel-hakkinizi-helal-edin/|title=Vefa Temel "Hakkınızı helal edin!"|date=30 May 2022}} He controversially signed with Giresunspor in June 2022 for 5 years, but Bursaspor sued the club and the transfer certificate was not issued. Instead, Temel signed a 5-year contract with İstanbulspor on 15 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://ajansspor.com/haber/giresunspora-vefasizlik-istanbulspora-vefa-613263|title=Giresunspor'un Transfer Ettiği Vefa Temel, İstanbulspor'a İmza Attı|website=ajansspor.com}} On 10 November 2022, he made his first professional appearance in a 3–2 Turkish Cup win over Etimesgut Belediyespor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/ziraat-turkiye-kupasi-istanbulspor-etimesgut-belediyesporu-118-dakikada-gecti-42168650|title=Ziraat Türkiye Kupası: İstanbulspor, Etimesgut Belediyespor'u 118. dakikada geçti|date=10 November 2022|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr}}
International career
Temel is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey under-19s in 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/u19-milli-takim-aday-kadrosu-aciklandi-41635178|title=U19 Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı|date=13 October 2020|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|vefa-temel/625407}}
- {{TFF|2149756}}
{{İstanbulspor squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Temel, Vefa}}
Category:Footballers from Nantes
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:İstanbulspor footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Turkish descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders