Demir Ege Tıknaz (born 17 August 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Braga and the Turkey national team.[1]
 Tıknaz with Beşiktaş in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kadıköy, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2023 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2026 | Beşiktaş | 31 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2026– | Braga | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Turkey U14 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:24, 11 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editBeşiktaş (2023–2026)
editTıknaz started his career with Turkish top flight side Beşiktaş.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] On 27 July 2023, he made his professional debut in a continental game, in UEFA Conference League match against Albanian Kategoria Superiore team Tirana, as a late substitute in 3-1 home win.[10]
On 20 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Pendikspor, a 1-1 home draw.[11] On 16 January 2024, he made his Turkish Cup debut as a starter against TFF 1. Lig team Eyüpspor, in a 4-0 home victory.[12]
Loan to Rio Ave (2024–2025)
editOn 2 September 2024, Tıknaz was loaned to Portuguese club Rio Ave until the end of the season.[13][14] On 21 September 2024, he made his debut with the team in an away Primeira Liga match against GD Estoril, as a late substitute in 2-2 draw.[15]
On 19 October 2024, he made his Taça de Portugal debut as a substitute against Liga 3 team Atlético CP.[16]
Return to Beşiktaş
editOn 3 July 2025, he signed a new three-year contract with Beşiktaş.[17] On 24 July 2025, he made his UEFA Europa League debut as a starter against Ukrainian Premier League club Shaktar Donetsk, in a 2-4 home lost.[18]
On 14 August 2025, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory at home to St Patrick's Athletic in the UEFA Conference League third qualifying round rematch.[19]
Braga (2026–present)
editOn 21 January 2026, Tıknaz joined Primeira Liga club Braga on a contract until June 2030, for a fee of €7 million, which could rise to €7.5 million with add-ons, and Beşiktaş keeping a 20% sell-on clause.[20]
International career
editTıknaz represented Turkey at under-14, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels, for a total of seventeen caps.
On 14 March 2025, Tıknaz was called up by Vincenzo Montella to the Turkey national team for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs against Hungary.[21]
He made his senior Turkey national team debut on 11 June 2025 in a friendly game against the Mexico national team.[22]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 11 May 2026[23]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Braga | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 69 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Turkish Cup and Taça de Portugal
- ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances & 1 goal in the UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 11 June 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editBeşiktaş
References
edit- ↑ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ Shephard, Sarah (22 December 2022). "Demir Ege Tiknaz, My Football Journey: 'I have another dream — that is to play in England'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Habertürk (24 September 2022). "Beşiktaşlı Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir, kaç yaşında ve hangi mevkide oynuyor? - Beşiktaş Haberleri". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ KartalHaber. "Sıra Sende Demir Ege Tıknaz". KartalHaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş'ın genç yıldız adayı Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın talihsiz sakatlığı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir kaç yaşında?". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Habertürk, Adrian (24 September 2022). "123bet". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Demir Ege Tıknaz Kimdir? Aslen Nereli? Boyu, Kaç Yaşında?" (in Turkish). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Sporx (24 September 2022). "Beşiktaş haberleri: Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir, kaç yaşında, mevkisi ne?". Sporx (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş 3-1 Tirana". www.espn.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. PENDİKSPOR FUTBOL A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. EYÜPSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ Ramos, Vitor (2 September 2024). "Rio Ave FC assegura contratação de Demir Ege" [Rio Ave FC secures the signing of Demir Ege]. Rio Ave Futebol Clube (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş'ta Demir Ege Tıknaz, Rio Ave'ye kiralandı!" [Demir Ege Tıknaz from Beşiktaş has been loaned to Rio Ave!]. Milliyet. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Estoril 2-2 Rio Ave". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Atlético 1-3 Rio Ave". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın Sözleşmesi Yenilendi" [Demir Ege Tıknaz's contract has been renewed]. bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş 2-4 Shaktar". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş vs St. Patrick's | UEFA Conference League 2025/26". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Demir Tiknaz é Gverreiro até 2030!" [Demir Tiknaz is a Warrior until 2030!] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "A Millî Takımımızın Macaristan Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" [The squad for our National Team's matches against Hungary has been announced]. TFF.org (in Turkish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ↑ "Yasin Özcan ve Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın ilk milli maç heyecanı" [Yasin Özcan and Demir Ege Tıknaz's first national match excitement]. ntvspor. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
- ↑ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
External links
edit- Demir Ege Tıknaz at the Turkish Football Federation
- Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway (archive)