Alper Demirol

Alper Demirol
Personal information
Full name	Alper Emre Demirol
Date of birth	1 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Skövde (loan)
Number	8
Youth career
	Hammarby IF
	Djurgårdens IF
0000–2019	IF Brommapojkarna
2020–2021	Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Hammarby IF
2022–2023	→ Hammarby TFF (res.)
2024	→ Degerfors (loan)
2024–	→ Skövde (loan)
International career‡
2022	Sweden U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:24, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Alper Emre Demirol (born 1 October 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Skövde, on loan from Hammarby IF.^[2]

Early life

Born and raised in Stockholm, Demirol played youth football with Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF and IF Brommapojkarna.^[3] In 2021, he was part of Hammarby's U19 squad that finished second in the Swedish championship, after a 2–1 loss to IFK Göteborg in the national final.^[4]

Club career

Hammarby IF

On 26 February 2022, Demirol made his competitive debut for Hammarby's senior team, in a 6–1 away in against Ytterhogdals IK in Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup.^[5] On 22 July the same year, after making three substitute appearances in Allsvenskan, Demirol signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Hammarby running until the end of 2024.^[6]

International career

In November 2022, Demirol was called up to the Swedish under-21's for the first time, ahead of two friendlies against Denmark and Azerbaijan, and went on to appear in both matches.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Personal life

His older brother Onur "Bolulu" Demirol is professional League of Legends player for LCS team Immortals.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023^[10]

Club	Season	League			National Cup^[a]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hammarby TFF	2022	Ettan	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2023	Ettan	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Hammarby IF	2022	Allsvenskan	13	0	2	0	—		15	0
	2023	Allsvenskan	16	0	6	0	1^[b]	0	23	0
	Total		29	0	8	0	1	0	38	0
Career total			35	0	8	0	1	0	44	0

Notes

^ Includes Svenska Cupen
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

^ Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 3 August 2023. p. 17.
^ "Alper Demirol" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.
^ "Alper Demirol efter debuten: "Drömmen är Hammarbys A-lag"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
^ "IFK Göteborg vann P19-finalen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "Bajen gjorde jobbet i Norrlands inland" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ "Alper om förlängningen: "Väldigt glad"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ "Första truppen uttagen för nya U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
^ "U21: Tolv debutanter mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ "Helt ny U21-elva mot Azerbajdzjan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ Alper Demirol at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

External links

Alper Demirol at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

[11] Includes Svenska Cupen

[CON-12] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[1] Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 3 August 2023. p. 17.

[profile-2] "Alper Demirol" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association.

[3] "Alper Demirol efter debuten: "Drömmen är Hammarbys A-lag"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[4] "IFK Göteborg vann P19-finalen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[5] "Bajen gjorde jobbet i Norrlands inland" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[6] "Alper om förlängningen: "Väldigt glad"" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[7] "Första truppen uttagen för nya U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[8] "U21: Tolv debutanter mot Danmark" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[9] "Helt ny U21-elva mot Azerbajdzjan" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

[10] Alper Demirol at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

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