Adem Dursun

Adem Dursun — Biography

Adem Dursun is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a central defender and came through Ankaragücü's youth system all the way to Beşiktaş. He played in the Süper Lig for Beşiktaş, Gaziantepspor and Gençlerbirliği and in the First League for Kayseri Erciyesspor; Boluspor was another of his clubs. He also served with the youth national teams.

He began playing at 10 in the youth system of Sivas Güvenspor and moved to Volkanspor when that club closed. After the Ankara selection trials he was called up to the 30-man candidate squad of the youth national team, then spent a season as an amateur at Sivasspor. Impressing in the MKE Ankaragücü trials, he spent ten years in that club's youth ranks and squad. While in Ankaragücü's youth system he won the 1997 World Schools Championship in Peru with the Ankara 50. Yıl High School team, and he also played for Turkey at U-17, U-19 and U-21 level.

At the start of 2005-06 he signed with Beşiktaş on a two-year contract with a one-year option, and the club's 2005-06 Turkish Cup success is listed among his honours. In mid-season he was transferred to Gaziantepspor, on 1 September 2006 to Gençlerbirliği, and in 2007-08 he moved to Kayseri Erciyesspor; in 2009 he joined Boluspor.