Demir Ege Tıknaz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kadıköy, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Beşiktaş | 31 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Turkey U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:28, 20 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Demir Ege Tıknaz (born 17 August 2004) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Turkey national team.[1][2]
Club career
Tıknaz started his career with Turkish top flight side Beşiktaş.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
On 2 September 2024, Tıknaz was loaned to Portuguese club Rio Ave until the end of the season.[10]
On 3 July 2025, he signed a new three-year contract with Beşiktaş.[11] On 14 August 2025, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory at home to St Patrick's Athletic in the UEFA Conference League.[12]
International career
On 14 March 2025, Tıknaz was called up by Vincenzo Montella to the Turkey national team for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs against Hungary.[13]
He made his senior Turkey national team debut on 11 June 2025 in a friendly game against the Mexico national team.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 November 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[d] | 0 | 0[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Turkish Super Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances & 1 goal in the UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 11 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | |||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Beşiktaş
References
- ^ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway
- ^ Ramos, Vitor (2 September 2024). "Rio Ave FC assegura contratação de Demir Ege". Rio Ave Futebol Clube (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Demir Ege Tiknaz, My Football Journey: 'I have another dream — that is to play in England'". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Beşiktaşlı Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir, kaç yaşında ve hangi mevkide oynuyor?". haberturk.com.
- ^ "Sıra Sende Demir Ege Tıknaz". kartalhaber.com.
- ^ "Beşiktaş'ın genç yıldız adayı Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın talihsiz sakatlığı". hurriyet.com.tr.
- ^ "Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir kaç yaşında?". yeniakit.com.
- ^ "Demir Ege Tıknaz Kimdir? Aslen Nereli?". kimnereli.net.
- ^ "Beşiktaş, Demir Ege Tıknaz ile imzaladı!". sporx.com.
- ^ "Beşiktaş'ta Demir Ege Tıknaz, Rio Ave'ye kiralandı!". Milliyet. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın Sözleşmesi Yenilendi". bjk.com.tr.com. Besiktas J.K. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Beşiktaş vs St. Patrick's | UEFA Conference League 2025/26". UEFA.com.
- ^ "A Millî Takımımızın Macaristan Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". TFF.org (in Turkish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Yasin Özcan ve Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın ilk milli maç heyecanı". ntvspor. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ^ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
- Demir Ege Tıknaz at the Turkish Football Federation
- Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway (archive)