Umut Nayir

Umut Nayir
Nayir in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mehmet Umut Nayir
Date of birth (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kocasinan, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Konyaspor
Number 22
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)
2023–2024 Fenerbahçe 6 (0)
2024 → Pendikspor (loan) 17 (4)
2024– Konyaspor 15 (1)
International career‡
2022 Turkey U23 4 (0)
2023– Turkey 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Mehmet Umut Nayir (born 28 June 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Konyaspor the Turkey national team.

Career

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]

On 26 July 2024, Nayir transferred to Konyaspor with a 2-year agreement.[15]

International career

Nayir represented the Turkey U23s in their winning campaign at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[16] He made his senior debut for Turkey on 25 March 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Armenia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 February 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Croatian Football Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 9 September 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2023 4 1
2024 1 0
Total 5 1
List of international goals scored by Umut Nayir
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

Outside of football, Nayir graduated with a law degree from the Ankara University, Law School.[18] He married his wife, a fanatic Fenerbahçe fan[19] Enfal Diner in September 2021.[20]

Honours

Turkey U23

References

  1. ^ "Trabzonspor'da Umut Bozok gidiyor! Yerine Beşiktaş'ın golcüsü..." Trabzon Haber | Trabzonspor Haberleri | Günebakış.
  2. ^ "Mehmet Umut Nayir Osmanlıspor'da". www.trthaber.com. 31 January 2015.
  3. ^ "OSMANLISPOR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ KAYSERİSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  4. ^ "Umut Nayir seçimini yaptı!". haberturk.com. 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Göztepe, Umut Nayir'i istiyor! - Futbol". m.karakartal.com.
  6. ^ "Umut Nayir Ankaragücü'nde - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Beşiktaş Umut Nayir ile prensip anlaşmasına vardı!". Mynet Spor. 2 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Umut Nayir, Bursaspor'da". NTVSpor.net.
  9. ^ "ÖZEL | Umut Nayir, Hajduk Split yolunda". NTVSpor.net.
  10. ^ "Giresunspor'dan Umut Nayir'in paylaşımına yanıt: "Hayretle karşıladık"". NTVSpor.net.
  11. ^ "Ümraniyespor, Umut Nayir'i transfer etti! Eyüpspor'a imza atmıştı..." www.hurriyet.com.tr. 11 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Umut Nayir" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Fenerbahçemiz, UEFA Avrupa Konferans Ligi'nde Play-off turuna yükseldi". fenerbahce.org.
  14. ^ "Umut Nayir resmen Pendikspor'da". NTV Spor. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  15. ^ Merkezi, Haber. "SON DAKİKA / Fenerbahçe, Umut Nayir'i açıkladı". NTV Spor. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Kadro açıklandı! Konyaspor'dan tek isim var". Yeni Haber. 28 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Turkey – Mehmet Umut Nayir – Profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Beşiktaş Hukuk fakültesi öğrencisi Umut Nayır ile anlaştı". CNN TÜRK. 15 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Umut Nayir: Fenerbahçe'yi duyunca eşimin gözleri parladı". Oda TV. 17 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Umut Nayir evlendi". Yeşilgiresun Gazetesi. 3 September 2021.
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