Umut Nayir
Mehmet Umut Nayir (born 28 June 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Pendikspor on loan from Fenerbahçe, and the Turkey national team.
| Nayir in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehmet Umut Nayir | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kocasinan, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pendikspor (on loan from Fenerbahçe) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Albayrak | ||
| 2011–2012 | Ankaragücü | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Ankaragücü | 69 | (30) |
| 2015–2018 | Osmanlıspor | 11 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | → Göztepe (loan) | 28 | (13) |
| 2017–2018 | → Ankaragücü (loan) | 29 | (14) |
| 2018–2021 | Beşiktaş | 19 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hajduk Split (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2021–2022 | Giresunspor | 32 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Eyüpspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 31 | (17) |
| 2023– | Fenerbahçe | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Pendikspor (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Turkey U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Turkey | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 19 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Nayir is a youth product of Albayrak and Ankaragücü. In October 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Ankaragücü.[1] On 30 January 2015, he transferred to Osmanlıspor in the Süper Lig.[2] He made his professional debut for Osmanlıspor in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Kayserispor on 16 August 2015, scoring his side's only goal in his debut.[3] On 16 June 2016, he moved to Yeni Malatyaspor on loan.[4] Shortly after he joined Göztepe on loan for the 2016-17 season.[5] He went on another loan the following season to Ankaragücü.[6]
Nayir moved to Beşiktaş in July 2018.[7] A few weeks after signing, he moved to Bursaspor on loan for the 2018-19 season.[8] The following season, he returned to Beşiktaş where he started making appearances. For the 2020-21 season, he joined the Croatian club Hajduk Split on loan.[9]
Nayir then transferred to Giresunspor in 2021, but was released at the end of the 2021-22 season after a public spat over wages.[10] He transferred to Eyüpspor in the summer of 2022 on a 2-year contract, and immediately went out on loan with Ümraniyespor in the Süper Lig for the 2022-23 season.[11] He completed the season with a record of 18 goals and 3 assists in 33 competitive matches.
On 11 July 2023, Nayir joined Fenerbahçe on a two-year contract.[12] He made his debut with the team in a 3-0 UEFA Europa Conference League win over NK Maribor on 17 August 2023.[13]
On 16 January 2024 Nayir was loaned to Süper Lig club Pendikspor until the end of the season[14]
International career edit
Nayir represented the Turkey U23s in their winning campaign at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[15] He made his senior debut for Turkey on 25 March 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Armenia.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 4 February 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ankaragücü | 2012–13 | TFF First League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | TFF Second League | 33 | 21 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 21 | ||
| 2014–15 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | – | 26 | 12 | |||
| Total | 69 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 34 | ||
| Osmanlıspor | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 5 | |
| Göztepe (loan) | 2016–17 | TFF First League | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | – | 35 | 18 | |
| Ankaragücü (loan) | 2017–18 | TFF First League | 29 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 30 | 14 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | 27 | 6 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 26 | 5 | |
| Hajduk Split (loan) | 2020–21 | Croatian Football League | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 6 | |
| Giresunspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | – | 34 | 9 | |
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 31 | 17 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 18 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2023-24 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Pendikspor (loan) | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | |
| Career total | 295 | 105 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 338 | 122 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Croatian Football Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 19 June 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2023 | Samsun Stadium, Samsun, Turkey | 4 | Wales | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Personal life edit
Outside of football, Nayir graduated with a law degree from the Ankara University, Law School.[17] He married his wife, a fanatic Fenerbahçe fan[18] Enfal Diner in September 2021.[19]
Honours edit
Turkey U23
Ankaraspor
- Promoted to Super League: 2014-15
Göztepe
- TFF First League Play Off Championship: 2016-17
Ankaragücü
- Promoted to Super League: 2017-18
References edit
- ^ "Trabzonspor'da Umut Bozok gidiyor! Yerine Beşiktaş'ın golcüsü..." Trabzon Haber | Trabzonspor Haberleri | Günebakış.
- ^ "Mehmet Umut Nayir Osmanlıspor'da". www.trthaber.com. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "OSMANLISPOR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ KAYSERİSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Umut Nayir seçimini yaptı!". haberturk.com. 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Göztepe, Umut Nayir'i istiyor! - Futbol". m.karakartal.com.
- ^ "Umut Nayir Ankaragücü'nde - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Beşiktaş Umut Nayir ile prensip anlaşmasına vardı!". Mynet Spor. 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Umut Nayir, Bursaspor'da". NTVSpor.net.
- ^ "ÖZEL | Umut Nayir, Hajduk Split yolunda". NTVSpor.net.
- ^ "Giresunspor'dan Umut Nayir'in paylaşımına yanıt: "Hayretle karşıladık"". NTVSpor.net.
- ^ "Ümraniyespor, Umut Nayir'i transfer etti! Eyüpspor'a imza atmıştı..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Umut Nayir" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". fenerbahce.org.
- ^ "Umut Nayir resmen Pendikspor'da". ntvspor. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Kadro açıklandı! Konyaspor'dan tek isim var". Yeni Haber. 28 July 2022.
- ^ "Turkey – Mehmet Umut Nayir – Profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Beşiktaş Hukuk fakültesi öğrencisi Umut Nayır ile anlaştı". CNN TÜRK. 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Umut Nayir: Fenerbahçe'yi duyunca eşimin gözleri parladı". Oda TV. 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Umut Nayir evlendi". Yeşilgiresun Gazetesi. 3 September 2021.
External links edit
- Umut Nayir at Soccerway
- Umut Nayir at the Turkish Football Federation
- Umut Nayir at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)