Umut Nayir

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

Umut Nayir
Nayir in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mehmet Umut Nayir
Date of birth (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993
Place of birth Kocasinan, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
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– Fenerbahçe 4 (0)
International career‡
2022 Turkey U23 4 (0)
2023– Turkey 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

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]

International career

Nayir represented the Turkey U23s in their winning campaign at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[14] 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 22 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ankaragücü 2012–13 TFF First League 17110–181
2013–14 TFF Second League 332100–3321
2014–15 19874–2612
Total 693084007734
Osmanlıspor 2014–15 TFF First League 2100–21
2015–16 Süper Lig 7121–92
2017–18 2000–20
Total 1122100133
Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) 2015–16 TFF First League 16500–165
Göztepe (loan) 2016–17 TFF First League 281375–3518
Ankaragücü (loan) 2017–18 TFF First League 291410–3014
Beşiktaş 2019–20 Süper Lig 174416[lower-alpha 2]1276
2020–21 20001[lower-alpha 3]030
Total 1944171306
Bursaspor (loan) 2018–19 Süper Lig 25411–265
Hajduk Split (loan) 2020–21 Croatian Football League 25610–266
Giresunspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 32722–349
Ümraniyespor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 311721–3318
Fenerbahçe 2023-24 Süper Lig 40004[lower-alpha 4]080
Career total 2891022815111328118
  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 19 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 202341
Total41
List of international goals scored by Umut Nayir
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
119 June 2023Samsun Stadium, Samsun, Turkey4 Wales1–02–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Personal life

Outside of football, Nayir graduated with a law degree from the Ankara University, Law School.[16] He married his wife, a fanatic Fenerbahçe fan[17] Enfal Diner in September 2021.[18]

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.
  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.
  7. "Beşiktaş Umut Nayir ile prensip anlaşmasına vardı!". Mynet Spor.
  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.
  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. "Kadro açıklandı! Konyaspor'dan tek isim var". Yeni Haber.
  15. "Turkey – Mehmet Umut Nayir – Profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  16. "Beşiktaş Hukuk fakültesi öğrencisi Umut Nayır ile anlaştı". CNN TÜRK.
  17. "Umut Nayir: Fenerbahçe'yi duyunca eşimin gözleri parladı". Oda TV.
  18. "Umut Nayir evlendi". Yeşilgiresun Gazetesi.
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