Alper Emre Demirol (born 1 October 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.[2]
Early life
Born and raised in Stockholm, Demirol played youth football with Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF and IF Brommapojkarna.[3] In 2021, he was part of Hammarby's U19 squad that finished second in the Swedish championship, after a 2–1 loss to IFK Göteborg in the national final.[4]
Club career
Hammarby IF
On 26 February 2022, Demirol made his competitive debut for Hammarby's senior team, in a 6–1 away in against Ytterhogdals IK in Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup.[5] On 22 July the same year, after making three substitute appearances in Allsvenskan, Demirol signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Hammarby running until the end of 2024.[6]
International career
In November 2022, Demirol was called up to the Swedish under-21's for the first time, ahead of two friendlies against Denmark and Azerbaijan, and went on to appear in both matches.[7][8][9]
Personal life
His older brother Onur "Bolulu" Demirol is professional League of Legends player for LCS team Immortals.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 November 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby TFF | 2022 | Ettan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 3 August 2023. p. 17.
- ^ "Alper Demirol" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.
- ^ "Alper Demirol efter debuten: "Drömmen är Hammarbys A-lag"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "IFK Göteborg vann P19-finalen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Bajen gjorde jobbet i Norrlands inland" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Alper om förlängningen: "Väldigt glad"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Första truppen uttagen för nya U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "U21: Tolv debutanter mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Helt ny U21-elva mot Azerbajdzjan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Alper Demirol at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
- Alper Demirol at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)