Alper Demirol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alper Emre Demirol | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hammarby IF | |||
| Djurgårdens IF | |||
| –2019 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Hammarby IF | 29 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hammarby TFF (res.) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Degerfors (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Skövde (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Fatih Karagümrük | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alper Emre Demirol (born 1 October 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.[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)
