Abdulkadir Özdemir

Abdulkadir Özdemir — Biography

Abdulkadir Özdemir is a midfielder born in Trabzon. He came through Trabzonspor's youth system, played for the club's first team in the Süper Lig in 2013, and afterwards turned out for several clubs around Turkey, including in the lower divisions.

He started football in 2002 at Trabzon İdmanocağı, moved to Trabzonspor's youth system in 2007 and stayed three years. His first professional step came in 2010 at 1461 Trabzon, where he played 31 matches and stood out as a hard-running player linking defence and attack. When his coach Mustafa Reşit Akçay took over at Trabzonspor, he followed him and signed a five-year contract. In July 2013, coming on as a substitute against Derry City, he scored in the 91st minute of his first official match for the club and said he hoped to score more in that shirt, and he made his Süper Lig debut on 23 September 2013 against Kayserispor.

In August 2014 he was loaned from Trabzonspor to Şanlıurfaspor on a free deal, then moved to Akhisar Belediyespor for the 2015-2016 season. He had earlier played for the Turkey under-19 team. He joined Hekimoğlu Trabzon in 2020 and later played for sides including Fatsa Belediyespor and Zonguldak Kömürspor.