Demir Ege Tıknaz

Demir Ege Tıknaz
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-08-17) 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 4 (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, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025

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]

Club career

Beşiktaş (2023–2026)

Tıknaz started his career with Turkish top flight side Beşiktaş.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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.[9]

On 20 August 2023, he made his Süper Lig debut against Pendikspor, a 1-1 home draw.[10] 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.[11]

Loan to Rio Ave (2024–2025)

On 2 September 2024, Tıknaz was loaned to Portuguese club Rio Ave until the end of the season.[12][13]

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.[14]

On 19 October 2024, he made his Taça de Portugal debut as a substitute against Liga 3 team Atlético CP.[15]

Return to Beşiktaş

On 3 July 2025, he signed a new three-year contract with Beşiktaş.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18]

Braga (2026–present)

On 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.[19]

International career

Tıknaz 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.[20]

He made his senior Turkey national team debut on 11 June 2025 in a friendly game against the Mexico national team.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 February 2026[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 4 0
Career total 63 4 8 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 83 5
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances & 1 goal in the UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 11 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

  1. ^ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Demir Ege Tiknaz, My Football Journey: 'I have another dream — that is to play in England'". theathletic.com (Archived). Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Beşiktaşlı Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir, kaç yaşında ve hangi mevkide oynuyor?". haberturk.com.
  4. ^ "Sıra Sende Demir Ege Tıknaz". kartalhaber.com.
  5. ^ "Beşiktaş'ın genç yıldız adayı Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın talihsiz sakatlığı". hurriyet.com.tr.
  6. ^ "Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir kaç yaşında?". yeniakit.com.
  7. ^ "Demir Ege Tıknaz Kimdir? Aslen Nereli?". kimnereli.net.
  8. ^ "Beşiktaş, Demir Ege Tıknaz ile imzaladı!". sporx.com.
  9. ^ "Beşiktaş 3-1 Tirana". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Beşiktaş 1-1 Pendikspor". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Beşiktaş 4-0 Eyüpspor". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  12. ^ Ramos, Vitor (2 September 2024). "Rio Ave FC assegura contratação de Demir Ege". Rio Ave Futebol Clube (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Beşiktaş'ta Demir Ege Tıknaz, Rio Ave'ye kiralandı!". Milliyet. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Estoril 2-2 Rio Ave". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Atlético 1-3 Rio Ave". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın Sözleşmesi Yenilendi". bjk.com.tr.com. Besiktas J.K. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Beşiktaş 2-4 Shaktar". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Beşiktaş vs St. Patrick's | UEFA Conference League 2025/26". UEFA.com.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "A Millî Takımımızın Macaristan Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". TFF.org (in Turkish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  21. ^ "Yasin Özcan ve Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın ilk milli maç heyecanı". ntvspor. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  22. ^ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
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