Emre Bilgin

Emre Bilgin — Biography

Emre Bilgin is a goalkeeper who came through the Beşiktaş academy into the first team, part of Turkey's younger generation of goalkeepers. He was in the Beşiktaş squad that won the Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup and the Super Cup, three trophies in all, and on 15 August 2026 he moved permanently to Eyüpspor.

He took up football in 2013 at Bayrampaşa Demirspor and entered the Beşiktaş academy on 17 October 2014; the story goes that his move cost the club 20 footballs. In August 2020, still 16, he signed a three-year professional contract and was added to the senior squad. His Süper Lig debut came on 19 March 2022 in a 1-1 draw with Hatayspor, and he started the last two games of that season, playing in three matches and conceding twice. In May 2022 he was hailed as the latest name to come out of the Beşiktaş academy, and in June 2022 he renewed his deal with the club. To gain experience he turned out for Den Bosch and Telstar in the Netherlands, and in July 2023 he was loaned to Fatih Karagümrük for a season; in July 2024 he went back to Karagümrük on a second one-year loan.

He has played 21 matches for Turkey's U15, U16, U18 and U19 sides and has been in the U21 squad since 2022. Born in Istanbul's Güngören district, he is continuing his career at the Süper Lig side Eyüpspor.