Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir (born 4 February 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.
Club career
Sertdemir is a youth product of Brøndby and moved to the academy of Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2] He then joined German club Bayer Leverkusen on 15 June 2021, signing a three-year contract.[2]
He made his senior debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 1–1 Bundesliga tie with Hertha on 7 November 2021.[3] At 16 years and 276 days, Sertdemir is the youngest ever debutant for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga overtaking his teammate Iker Bravo in the same match, and the second-youngest debutant in the league after Youssoufa Moukoko.[4]
Having not managed to break through Bayer's first team on a full basis, on 31 January 2023 Sertdemir officially returned to Nordsjælland, joining the club on a permanent deal.[5][6]
International career
Born in Ishøj, Denmark, Sertdemir is of Kurdish and Turkish descent.[7] He is a youth international for Denmark, having represented the Denmark U16s and U17s.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ Players profile at the football magazine Kicker (German)
- ^ a b "FC Nordsjælland sælger Zidan Sertdemir til Bayer Leverkusen". FC Nordsjælland. 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Hertha Berlin vs. Bayer Leverkusen - 7 November 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Dansker får debut i BL - næstyngste i historien". Tipsbladet.dk.
- ^ "Bayer 04 transferiert Sertdemir nach Dänemark". Bayer 04 Leverkusen (in German). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Zidan Sertdemir vender hjem til FC Nordsjælland". fcn.dk (in Danish). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Zidan Sertdemir: Who is the Danish teenager joining Bayer Leverkusen from Nordsjaelland?". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
Despite his Turkish roots, Sertdemir has opted to represent Denmark at youth international level.
- ^ "Tyrkiet presser på: Supertalent vælger Danmark". Tipsbladet.dk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
External links
- Zidan Sertdemir at Soccerway
- Zidan Sertdemir at BDFutbol
- Zidan Sertdemir national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)