Zidan Sertdemir

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Zidan Sertdemir
Personal information
Full name Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir
Date of birth (2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 17)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Number 29
Youth career
2012–2017 Brøndby
2017–2021 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bayer Leverkusen 3 (0)
National team‡
2020–2021 Denmark U16 4 (1)
2021– Denmark U17 5 (5)
2021– Denmark U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:22, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:09, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir (born 4 February 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. His father was a fan of Zinedine Zidane thus named him as Zidan which is Turkish pronunciation.

Career[]

Sertdemir is a youth product of Brøndby and moved to the academy of Nordsjælland at the age of 12. He transferred to the German club Bayer Leverkusen on 15 June 2021, signing a 3-year contract.[1] He made his senior debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 1–1 Bundesliga tie with Hertha on 7 November 2021.[2] At 16 years years and 276 days, Sertdemir is the youngest ever debutant for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, and the second-youngest debutant in the league after Youssoufa Moukoko.[3]

International career[]

Born in Denmark, Sertdemir is of Turkish descent.[4] He is a youth international for Denmark, having represented the Denmark U16s and U17s.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 22 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen 2021–22 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
total 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

References[]

  1. ^ "FC Nordsjælland sælger Zidan Sertdemir til Bayer Leverkusen". FC Nordsjælland. June 15, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Hertha Berlin vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 7 November 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Dansker får debut i BL - næstyngste i historien". Tipsbladet.dk.
  4. ^ "Zidan Sertdemir: Who is the Danish teenager joining Bayer Leverkusen from Nordsjaelland?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  5. ^ "Tyrkiet presser på: Supertalent vælger Danmark". Tipsbladet.dk. Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-11-07.

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