Ömer Kahveci

Ömer Kahveci — Biography

Ömer Kahveci is a goalkeeper who came out of the Adana Demirspor academy. As a teenager he represented Turkey at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup and the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship; today he keeps goal for Mardin 1969 Spor, with whom he renewed his contract in June 2026.

Born in Kahramanmaraş, he started around 2004 at Cesurspor, a neighborhood side in Adana, and moved to Adana Demirspor at 13. He turned professional in 2007 and played 17 matches for the club over three seasons. His form with the youth national teams brought him attention, and in 2010 Bucaspor, newly promoted to the Süper Lig, signed him. In later years he played in Manisa for Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor and Manisa FK; he returned to Manisa FK in January 2022, and the two parted ways in August 2023. His career also includes 1461 Trabzon FK and 24 Erzincanspor. In May 2026 he took part in Mardin 1969 Spor's title celebrations. In a 2012 interview with the TFF he said he was following in the footsteps of goalkeeper Cenk Gönen.

He was called up to the youth national sides 22 times and was capped 16 times: three at under-17, five at under-18 and eight at under-19 level.