Demir Ege Tıknaz

Demir Ege Tıknaz
Tıknaz with Beşiktaş in 2024
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 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

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][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)

On 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

On 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)

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.[20]

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.[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

Club

As of match played 20 August 2026[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Beşiktaş 2023–24 Süper Lig 21010—7[c]0—290
2025–26 Süper Lig 10020—5[d]1—171
Total 310300012100461
Rio Ave (loan) 2024–25 Primeira Liga 2845000——334
Braga 2025–26 Primeira Liga 10000004[e]1—141
2026–27 Primeira Liga 0000005[c]0—50
Total 100000091—191
Career total 694800021200986
  1. ↑ Includes Turkish Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
  4. ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances & 1 goal in the UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 202510
Total10

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

  1. ↑ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Habertürk (24 September 2022). "Beşiktaşlı Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir, kaç yaşında ve hangi mevkide oynuyor? - Beşiktaş Haberleri". Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  4. ↑ KartalHaber. "Sıra Sende Demir Ege Tıknaz". KartalHaber (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Beşiktaş'ın genç yıldız adayı Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın talihsiz sakatlığı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 11 April 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir kaç yaşında?". www.yeniakit.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Habertürk, Adrian (24 September 2022). "123bet". Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Demir Ege Tıknaz Kimdir? Aslen Nereli? Boyu, Kaç Yaşında?" (in Turkish). 13 January 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Sporx (24 September 2022). "Beşiktaş haberleri: Demir Ege Tıknaz kimdir, kaç yaşında, mevkisi ne?". Sporx (in Turkish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Beşiktaş 3-1 Tirana". www.espn.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. PENDİKSPOR FUTBOL A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. EYÜPSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Estoril 2-2 Rio Ave". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Atlético 1-3 Rio Ave". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Demir Ege Tıknaz'ın Sözleşmesi Yenilendi" [Demir Ege Tıknaz's contract has been renewed]. bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Beşiktaş 2-4 Shaktar". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Beşiktaş vs St. Patrick's | UEFA Conference League 2025/26". UEFA.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "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.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "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.
  23. ↑ Demir Ege Tıknaz at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  24. ↑ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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