Ethem Pülgir
Pülgir warming up for Bursaspor in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ethem Ercan Pülgir[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993[1]
Place of birth Samsun, Turkey
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Osmaniyespor FK
Number 55
Youth career
2004–2005 Kaynarcaspor
2005–2011 Kartalspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Kartalspor 59 (3)
2014–2015 Bursaspor 4 (0)
2015–2016 Kayseri Erciyesspor 31 (0)
2016–2017 Adanaspor 0 (0)
2017–2019 Kahramanmaraşspor 46 (1)
2019 Bayburt Özel İdarespor 13 (1)
2020 Nevşehir Belediyespor 11 (0)
2020–2021 Diyarbakırspor 25 (0)
2021–2022 İskenderunspor 26 (1)
2022 İnegölspor 7 (2)
2023 Amasyaspor FK 15 (1)
2023– Osmaniyespor FK 9 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Turkey U20 8 (1)
2012–2013 Turkey U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023

Ethem Ercan Pülgir (born 2 April 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for TFF Third League club Osmaniyespor FK. He made his Süper Lig debut on 4 May 2014.[3]

Club career

Pülgir started his youth career with Kartalspor and made his professional debut for them on 9 November 2011, coming in as a substitute in a 1–0 victory against Elaziğspor.[4] He was listed as one of the top youth talents of 1.Lig during the 2011 season.[5]

On 7 January 2014, Pülgir joined Bursaspor.[6] He quickly fell out of favor despite a few good performances, and by October 2014 he was not featuring in the match-day squads.[7] On 25 January 2015, he joined Süper Lig rival Kayseri Erciyesspor, signing a 2.5 years contract.[8] Unfortunately, at the end of the 2014–15 season, his club was relegated.[9]

In the summer of 2016, Pülgir joined Adanaspor.[10] In December of the same year he was left out of the squad, after a fall out with the coach.[11] In September 2017, he joined Kahramanmaraşspor as a free agent.[12]

On 11 July 2019 Pülgir joined 2.Lig club Bayburt ÖİS.[13][14] On 19 December 2019, he joined 3.Lig club Nevșehir Belediyespor.[15]

On 23 August 2020, Ethem joined fellow 3.Lig club Diyarbakırspor.[16] On 18 June 2021, he joined another 3.Lig club in İskenderunspor, signing an one-year contract.[17]

On 25 June 2022, Pülgir joined 2.Lig club İnegölspor, signing a two-year contract.[18] Midseason, on 6 December 2022, he joined 3.Lig club Amasyaspor.[19][20]

On 28 July 2023, Ethem joined 3.Lig club Osmaniyespor.[21]

International career

Pülgir was first called up to the Turkey U-20 team in 2012, for two friendlies against Italy and Netherlands.[22] He represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kartalspor 2011–12 TFF First League 18 2 0 0 18 2
2012–13 28 0 1 0 29 0
2013–14 TFF Second League 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 59 3 1 0 60 3
Bursaspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 3 0 0 0 3 0
2014–15 1 0 2 0 1 2
Total 4 0 2 0 6 0
Kayseri Eciyesspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 6 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16 TFF First League 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 31 0 0 0 31 0
Adanaspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 0 0 1 0 1 0
Kahramanmaraşspor 2017–18 TFF Second League 25 1 2 0 27 1
2018–19 21 0 2 0 23 0
Total 46 1 4 0 60 1
Bayburt Özel İdarespor 2019–20 TFF Second League 13 1 2 0 15 1
Nevşehir Balediyespor 2019–20 TFF Third League 11 0 0 0 11 0
Diyarbakırspor 2020–21 TFF Third League 25 0 0 0 25 0
İskenderunspor 2021–22 TFF Third League 26 1 0 0 26 1
İnegölspor 2022–23 TFF Second League 7 2 0 0 7 2
Amasyaspor 2022–23 TFF Third League 15 1 0 0 15 1
Osmaniyespor 2023–24 TFF Third League 9 1 1 0 10 1
Career total 246 10 11 0 257 10

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. Ethem Pülgir at worldfootball.net
  3. Ethem Pülgir at the Turkish Football Federation
  4. "Kartal SF vs. Elazığspor - 11 September 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. NTV Spor (27 December 2011). "BANK ASYA 1. LİG'İN GENÇ YILDIZ ADAYLARI". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. "Ethem Ercan Pülgir Bursaspor'da". Bursada Bugun. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. "Ethem Pülgir unutuldu". www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. "Kayseri Erciyesspor, Ethem Ercan Pülgir'i transfer etti". Eurosport (in Turkish). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. "Kayseri Erciyesspor'un küme düşmesi kesinleşti". www.aa.com.tr. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. "İşte Süper Lig'in Transferleri". Haberler (in Turkish). 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  11. "Adanaspor'da 3 isim kadro dışı!". www.bursahayat.com.tr (in Turkish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  12. "2.Lig ekiplerinden Kahramanmaraşspor, en son Adanaspor forması giyen Ethem Ercan Pülgir ile anlaşmaya vardı". X (formerly Twitter). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  13. Bayburtspor (11 July 2019). "KAHRAMAN MARAŞ SPORDAN STOPER ETHEM PÜLGİR BİZLERLE". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  14. "Bayburt İl Özel İdare Spor'da Toplu İmza Töreni". Bayburt Haber | Bayburt'un Nabzı | Bayburt Son Dakika | Bayburt Haberleri | Bayburt (in Turkish). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  15. Aksiyon (19 December 2019). "Nevşehir Belediyespor'da defansa takviye". www.lalehaber.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  16. "Diyarbekirspor'dan 6 transfer". Sabah (in Turkish). 23 August 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  17. "İSKENDERUN SPOR ETHEM PÜLGİR'İ RENKLERİNE BAĞLADI". 8.Gün Haber TV Sondakika iskenderun,Hatay Haberleri. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  18. "İnegölspor Ethem Ercan Pülgir ile anlaştı - Line Haber". Line Haber (in Turkish). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  19. "YENİ AMASYASPOR ETHEM PÜLGİR'İ AÇIKLADI". www.instagram.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  20. Haber (10 January 2023). "Amasyaspor 7 Futbolcu ile Anlaşmaya Sağladı". Amasya Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  21. Osmaniyespor FK (28 July 2023). "HOŞ GELDİN Ethem Pülgir!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  22. "Kartalspor'lu Ethem Pülgir'e Milli Davet!". Kartal Gazetesi (in Turkish). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  23. Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. "U20 Milli Takımı'nın Dünya Kupası kadrosu". www.tff.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  24. Ethem Pülgir at Soccerway
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