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English and Turkish footballer

Emre Tezgel
Personal information
Full name Emre James Vann Tezgel
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*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Stoke City 12 (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 20:33, 14 December 2024 (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.

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. 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.

On 1 February 2024, Tezgel joined League Two side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. Tezgel scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2024, in a 5–0 victory against Walsall. 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.

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

International career

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

In February 2024 Tezgel was called up to the Turkey U19 squad qualifying to represent that nation through his father. 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.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

As of match played 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 2021–22 Championship 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2022–23 Championship 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
2023–24 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2024–25 Championship 9 0 0 0 3 2 — 12 2
Total 12 0 3 0 3 2 — 18 2
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2023–24 League Two 15 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 3
Career total 27 3 3 0 3 2 2 0 35 5
  1. Appearances in EFL League Two play-offs

Honours

England U17

  • Finalist of Syrenka Cup: 2021

Individual

  • Syrenka Cup Player of the Tournament: 2021

References

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  17. "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. ^ "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Emre Tezgel in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ^ 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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