| Umut Nayir | |
| Full Name: | Mehmet Umut Nayir |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Kocasinan, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Konyaspor |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Albayrak |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ankaragücü |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 30 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Göztepe (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Ankaragücü (loan) |
| Caps5: | 29 |
| Goals5: | 14 |
| Years6: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Bursaspor (loan) |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Hajduk Split (loan) |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps9: | 32 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Years10: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | → Ümraniyespor (loan) |
| Caps11: | 31 |
| Goals11: | 17 |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps12: | 6 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2024 |
| Clubs13: | → Pendikspor (loan) |
| Caps13: | 17 |
| Goals13: | 4 |
| Years14: | 2024– |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 15:00, 2 June 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:39, 19 June 2023 (UTC) |
Mehmet Umut Nayir (born 28 June 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Konyaspor and previously played for the Turkey national team.
Nayir is a youth product of Albayrak and Ankaragücü. In October 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Ankaragücü.[1] On 30 January 2015, he transferred to Osmanlıspor in the Süper Lig.[2] He made his professional debut for Osmanlıspor in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Kayserispor on 16 August 2015, scoring his side's only goal in his debut.[3] On 16 June 2016, he moved to Yeni Malatyaspor on loan.[4] Shortly after he joined Göztepe on loan for the 2016-17 season.[5] He went on another loan the following season to Ankaragücü.[6]
Nayir moved to Beşiktaş in July 2018.[7] A few weeks after signing, he moved to Bursaspor on loan for the 2018-19 season.[8] The following season, he returned to Beşiktaş where he started making appearances. For the 2020-21 season, he joined the Croatian club Hajduk Split on loan.[9]
Nayir then transferred to Giresunspor in 2021, but was released at the end of the 2021-22 season after a public spat over wages.[10] He transferred to Eyüpspor in the summer of 2022 on a 2-year contract, and immediately went out on loan with Ümraniyespor in the Süper Lig for the 2022-23 season.[11] He completed the season with a record of 18 goals and 3 assists in 33 competitive matches.
On 11 July 2023, Nayir joined Fenerbahçe on a two-year contract.[12] He made his debut with the team in a 3-0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over NK Maribor on 17 August 2023.[13]
On 16 January 2024 Nayir was loaned to Süper Lig club Pendikspor until the end of the season[14]
On 26 July 2024, Nayir transferred to Konyaspor with a 2-year agreement.[15]
Nayir represented the Turkey U23s in their winning campaign at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[16] He made his senior debut for Turkey on 25 March 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Armenia.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ankaragücü | 2012–13 | TFF First League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | TFF Second League | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 21 | |||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | – | 26 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 34 | |||
| Osmanlıspor | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 5 | ||
| Göztepe (loan) | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | – | 35 | 18 | ||
| Ankaragücü (loan) | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 14 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 6 | |||
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| Hajduk Split (loan) | 2020–21 | Croatian Football League | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 6 | ||
| Giresunspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 34 | 9 | ||
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 31 | 17 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 18 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2023-24 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Pendikspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 295 | 105 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 338 | 122 | |||
| scope=col | No. | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 19 June 2023 | Samsun Stadium, Samsun, Turkey | align=center | 4 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Outside of football, Nayir graduated with a law degree from the Ankara University, Law School.[18] He married his wife, a fanatic Fenerbahçe fan[19] Enfal Diner in September 2021.[20]
Turkey U23