| Zidan Sertdemir | |
| Fullname: | Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Ishøj,[1] Denmark |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Nordsjælland |
| Clubnumber: | 21 |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brøndby |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nordsjælland |
| Years1: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Nordsjælland |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 2 December 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 1 April 2024 |
Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir (born 4 February 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.
Sertdemir is a youth product of Brøndby and moved to the academy of Nordsjælland at the age of 12. He then joined German club Bayer Leverkusen on 15 June 2021, signing a three-year contract.[2]
He made his senior debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 1–1 Bundesliga tie with Hertha on 7 November 2021.[3] At 16 years and 276 days, Sertdemir is the youngest ever debutant for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga overtaking his teammate Iker Bravo in the same match, and the second-youngest debutant in the league after Youssoufa Moukoko.[4]
Having not managed to break through Bayer's first team on a full basis, on 31 January 2023 Sertdemir officially returned to Nordsjælland, joining the club on a permanent deal.[5] [6]
Born in Ishøj, Denmark, Sertdemir is of Kurdish and Turkish descent.[7] He is a youth international for Denmark, having represented the Denmark U16s and U17s.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||