| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | İstanbulspor | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nantes | |||
| 2018–2020 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Bursaspor | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | İstanbulspor | 27 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Türkiye U19 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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. On 14 September 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023. On 30 May 2022, he terminated his contract with Bursaspor. 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. On 10 November 2022, he made his first professional appearance in a 3–2 Turkish Cup win over Etimesgut Belediyespor.
International career
Temel is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey under-19s in 2019.
References
- lden-kacti-405031
- Gazetesi, Olay (16 September 2020). "Gözler Vefa Temel'de".
- "Vefa Temel "Hakkınızı helal edin!"". 30 May 2022.
- "Giresunspor'un Transfer Ettiği Vefa Temel, İstanbulspor'a İmza Attı". ajansspor.com.
- "Ziraat Türkiye Kupası: İstanbulspor, Etimesgut Belediyespor'u 118. dakikada geçti". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 10 November 2022.
- "U19 Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı". www.hurriyet.com.tr. 13 October 2020.
External links
- Vefa Temel at Soccerway
- Vefa Temel at the Turkish Football Federation
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nantes
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- French men's footballers
- İstanbulspor footballers
- French sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen