Mertcan Demirer

Mertcan Demirer — Biography

Mertcan Demirer is a Turkish midfielder who came through the Beşiktaş academy and played professionally for the club's first team. His father, Fikret Demirer, is a former Beşiktaş player.

Demirer started out at Üsküdar İcadiyespor and moved to the Beşiktaş academy in 2006. He began playing for the youth side in 2008-09 and moved up to the A2 team at the end of that season. In 2009-10 he took part in the Turkish finals with the U-18 team, and in 2010-11 he was one of the leading names in the A2 side. He was among the youngsters Bernd Schuster took to the mid-season camp, and on February 1, 2011, he signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract. His first appearance in a Beşiktaş shirt came on May 21, 2011, in the last match of the season against Gaziantepspor, when he replaced Rıdvan Şimşek in the 90th minute.

When his Beşiktaş contract expired on May 31, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the PTT 1. Lig club TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor. In August 2014 the Turkish sports press reported that he had agreed terms with Aydınspor. In February 2010 he had been called up to the Turkey U-17 national team for two friendlies against Romania and played in both.