Emre Tezgel

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Emre Tezgel
Personal information
Full name Emre James Vann Tezgel [1]
Date of birth (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 37
Youth career
2021–2022 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Stoke City 15 (0)
2024 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 15 (3)
International career‡
2021 England U16 2 (3)
2021–2022 England U17 10 (7)
2024– England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:53, 12 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:34, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

Emre James Vann Tezgel (born 19 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Stoke City.

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Tezgel is Stoke City's youngest ever senior player, having debuted at 16 in January 2022. He is a youth international for England having represented them at U16, U17 and U20 levels.

Club career

Tezgel made his professional debut for Stoke City on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient becoming Stoke's youngest player, aged 16. [2] [3] On 29 June 2022, Tezgel signed as a scholar and also agreed to a three-year professional contract which took effect on his 17th birthday. [4] [5]

On 1 February 2024, Tezgel joined League Two side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [6] Tezgel scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2024, in a 5–0 victory against Walsall. [7] He scored a further two goals as MK Dons missed out on automatic promotion finishing fourth and were well beaten by Crawley Town in the EFL League Two play-offs. [8]

Tezgel scored his first goal for Stoke on 13 August 2024 in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory against Carlisle United. [9]

International career

In June 2021 Tezgel scored a hat-trick for England under-16 against Northern Ireland. [10] Later that year he scored two goals for England under-17 against Netherlands in the final of the 2021 Syrenka Cup. [11]

In February 2024 Tezgel was called up to the Turkey U19 squad qualifying to represent that nation through his father. [12] However he did not make an appearance and on 6 September 2024 Tezgel made his debut for the England U20 side coming off the bench as a substitute in their draw against Turkey U20. [13]

Personal life

Tezgel is of Turkish descent through his father with roots in Aksaray. [14] He attended Painsley Catholic College. [15] His cousin Tash played for Stoke City Women. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 2021–22 [16] Championship 002000—20
2022–23 [17] Championship301000—40
2023–24 [18] Championship000000—00
2024–25 [19] Championship1202032—172
Total1505032—232
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2023–24 [18] League Two 15300002 [a] 0173
Career total303503220405

Honours

England U17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Intermediary Transactions 2022 2023". The Football Association . 31 March 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Smith, Peter (9 January 2022). "Stoke City boss thrilled for record-breaking England youth striker". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Stoke City 2–0 Leyton Oreint". BBC Sport. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tezgel pledges future to Potters". Stoke City. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Smith, Peter (29 June 2022). "Major Stoke City coup as Emre Tezgel commits long-term future despite Leeds United interest". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Emre Tezgel: MK Dons sign teenage Stoke City striker on loan". BBC Sport. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 Walsall". BBC Sport. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ↑ McIntyre, David (11 May 2024). "Milton Keynes Dons 1-5 Crawley Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Carlisle United 0-2 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Smith, Peter (3 June 2021). "Stoke City youth striker bangs in hat-trick on England duty". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  11. ↑ Mothershaw, Mark (8 September 2021). "'Harry Kane type' - Impressive form from the Stoke City starlet who could save the club big money". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Merkezi, Haber (2 February 2024). "Milli Takım tercihini Türkiye'den yana yapan Emre Tezgel, MK Dons'a kiralandı" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Drury, Adam (6 September 2024). "Report: England Elite League Squad 1-1 Turkiye". England Football. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  14. ↑ Smith, Peter (12 July 2021). "Great's praise for 'very special' teenage Stoke City striker Tezgel". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. 1 2 Smith, Peter (6 October 2021). "Stoke City prodigy linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Man City". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. 1 2 Matty Ingham (8 September 2021). "Syrenka Cup final: Netherlands 3-2 England, Young Lion named Player of the Tournament". jobs4football.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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