| Intro | English association football player |
| A.K.A. | Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 21 July 2000, Blackburn, United Kingdom |
| Age: | 20 years |
| Star sign | Cancer |
Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir (born 21 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League One side Peterborough United and the Azerbaijani U19 team.
Born in England, he represents Azerbaijan at youth international level.
Club career
A.F.C. Fylde
Tasdemir signed for A.F.C. Fylde at the age of 15, following his release from Blackburn Rovers. He made his first-team debut at just 16 in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy vs A.F.C. Darwen, scoring a first-half hat trick. Following this, Tasdemir made his National League debut against Bromley, in September 2017, aged 17. He scored just 14 minutes after coming off of the bench.
Peterborough United
On 1 July 2019, EFL League One side Peterborough United signed Tasdemir on a 3-year deal. Tasdemir made his debut in an EFL Cup match against Oxford United on 13 August 2019, making his league debut four days later against Ipswich Town.
International career
After being called up by Azerbaijan U19 in January 2019, Tasdemir marked his debut in a friendly fixture against the Krasnodar Region with a goal. Tasdemir went on to feature in three UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying games, starting against the Republic of Ireland and Romania and coming off the bench against Russia.
Career statistics
- As of 22 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| A.F.C. Fylde | 2016–17 | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | National League | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | National League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Total | 54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 63 | 14 | ||
| Peterborough United | 2019–20 | EFL League One | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 80 | 14 | ||