Yiğit İncedemir

Yiğit İncedemir — Biography

Yiğit İncedemir is a defensive midfielder known in Turkish football as a classic holding midfielder who stood out for his combative play. He captained Manisaspor in the Süper Lig, played for Kardemir Karabükspor and Sivasspor, and made two appearances for the Turkey national team.

He began in the youth setup of Güraltay in İzmir, then moved to İzmirspor and first played for Turkey with the U-15 side in 2001. As a professional he played for İzmirspor, spent four seasons at Karşıyaka and one at Adana Demirspor; at Manisaspor he became one of the team's indispensable players and captain from the 2009-10 season. His steady form earned him a call-up for the friendly against the Netherlands on November 17, 2010; picked by Guus Hiddink, he came on for Selçuk İnan late in the 1-0 defeat and won his first cap. In 2011-12 he played 29 of Manisaspor's 34 league games and, with 18 yellow and 2 red cards, was the most-carded player in the league.

After Manisaspor were relegated he joined Kardemir Karabükspor in 2012 and played in defense there through 2014-15. He moved to Sivasspor in 2015, Adana Demirspor in 2017 and back to Karşıyaka in 2020. For Turkey's youth sides he appeared twice at U-15, four times at U-18 and ten times at U-19 level.