Cem Sultan

Cem Sultan — Biography

Cem Sultan is a footballer who shone early in Galatasaray's academy and then carried on with Anatolian clubs, playing as a striker and on the wing. He made many appearances for Turkey's youth teams and finished his career with Nartspor in the Istanbul Super Amateur League.

Born in Istanbul, he comes from a family originally from Siirt. Galatasaray is reported to have tied him to a professional contract at 15, among the youngest the club had signed, and he explains his shooting through methods his father, a billiards coach, taught him. He trained with the first team in Bülent Ünder's time, but after a dispute with a teammate and his social-media posts drew a strong reaction he moved to Kayserispor. He signed a five-year contract there and made only four league appearances in his first season. On loan at Manisaspor in 2012-13 he recorded 23 matches, 2 goals and 3 assists and reached the play-offs with the team. Back at Kayserispor in 2013-14 he was left out of the squad and moved to Mersin İdmanyurdu at the winter break. Gümüşhanespor is also among his clubs.

He played for Turkey at every youth level from under-15 to under-19 and at under-21, and the sources put his total across the age groups at 63 caps. His first spell at Kayserispor began in the summer of 2011.