Adem Sarı

Adem Sarı — Biography

Adem Sarı is a forward with Turkish and German citizenship who rose through the lower leagues of Germany and became known in Turkey at Eskişehirspor. Because he came on as a substitute in every match in which he scored for Eskişehirspor he was known as the "duty striker", and he is remembered for the two goals in their 2-1 win over Fenerbahçe.

He started out in Freiburg's youth system. In 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Villingen, the team of his home town, and played 34 matches there until the start of 2007-08. He moved to Hoffenheim II and spent the second half of the season back at Villingen on loan. In 2008-09 he scored 17 goals in 31 matches for the regional-league side Pfullendorf, and that form took him to Eskişehirspor in 2009 on a three-year contract.

At Eskişehirspor he had little playing time at first and was later loaned out: to Denizlispor, then to Kartalspor, and after ending that contract to Şanlıurfaspor for half a season, where his 5 goals in 13 matches helped the team win the Second League and go up to the First League. He was on loan at Samsunspor in 2012-13. At the start of 2013-14 he parted with Eskişehirspor and signed for Altay, then played for Gölbaşıspor and Sivas Belediyespor and later continued his career in Germany with SV Gosheim. His name matches an Indonesian drink brand said to soothe sore throats, which made him the subject of jokes in that country.