| Emre Tezgel | |
| Fullname: | Emre James Vann Tezgel[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 September 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Burton upon Trent, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Stoke City |
| Clubnumber: | 37 |
| Youthyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs1: | Stoke City |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 16:52, 17 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 10:49, 28 September 2023 (UTC) |
Emre James Vann Tezgel (born 19 September 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Stoke City.
He is Stoke City's youngest ever senior player, having debuted at 16 in January 2022. A former youth international for England at U16 and U17 levels, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.
Tezgel made his professional debut for Stoke City on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient becoming Stoke's youngest player, aged 16.[2] [3] On 29 June 2022, Tezgel signed as a scholar and also agreed to a three-year professional contract which took effect on his 17th birthday.[4] [5] On 1 February 2024, Tezgel joined League Two side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[6] Tezgel scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2024, in a 5–0 victory against Walsall.[7] He scored a further two goals as MK Dons missed out on automatic promotion finishing in 4th position and were well beaten by Crawley Town in the EFL League Two play-offs.[8]
He scored his first goal for Stoke on 13 August 2024 in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory against Carlisle United.[9]
In June 2021 Tezgel scored a hat-trick for England under-16 against Northern Ireland.[10] In February 2024, Tezgel opted to play for Turkey and was called up to the Turkey U19s.[11]
Tezgel is of Turkish descent through his father with roots in Aksaray.[12] He attended Painsley Catholic College.[13] His cousin Tash played for Stoke City Women.[13]
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 2021–22 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 9! | 1 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2023–24 | League Two | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Career total | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |||
England U17
Individual