Serhat Dogukan Tasdemir (born 21 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF Second League side Kırklarelispor. Born in England, he has represented Azerbaijan at youth level.
Club career Tasdemir signed for AFC Fylde at the age of 15, following his release from Blackburn Rovers. He made his first-team debut at just 16 in the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy vs A.F.C. Darwen, scoring a first-half hat trick. Following this, Tasdemir made his National League debut against Bromley, in September 2017, aged 17. He scored just 14 minutes after coming off of the bench.
On 1 July 2019, EFL League One side Peterborough United signed Tasdemir on a 3-year deal for a six-figure undisclosed fee. Tasdemir made his debut in an EFL Cup match against Oxford United on 13 August 2019, making his league debut four days later against Ipswich Town. He scored his first goal for Peterborough in an EFL Trophy tie against West Ham United U21s on 8 December 2020.
He moved on loan to Oldham Athletic on 1 February 2021.
On 11 May 2021 he was made available for transfer by Peterborough. Tasdemir joined Barnet on a season-long loan in July 2021. He scored three times in 23 appearances for the Bees. Tasdemir was released by Posh at the end of the 2021–22 season.
He signed for Buxton for the 2022–23 season. After 11 appearances, he signed for Kocaelispor on a two-and-a-half year contract on 18 January 2023. He later played for Zonguldak Kömürspor and Kırklarelispor.
International career After being called up by Azerbaijan U19 in January 2019, Tasdemir marked his debut in a friendly fixture against the Krasnodar Region with a goal. Tasdemir went on to feature in three UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying games, starting against the Republic of Ireland and Romania and coming off the bench against Russia.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAFC Fylde2016–17National League North1000—00102017–18National League26410—112852018–19National League27410—65349Total54820—766314Peterborough United2019–20League One1001010401602020–21League One0000004141Total100101081201Oldham Athletic (loan)2020–21League Two7000000070Barnet (loan)2021–22National League192000041233Buxton2022–23National League North102100000112Kocaelispor2022–23TFF Second League10000000102023–24TFF First League1000000010Total2000000020Zonguldak Kömürspor (loan)2023–24TFF Second League295000000295Kırklarelispor2024–25TFF Second League0000000000Career total13117401018815325
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