Vefa Temel

Vefa Temel

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-03) 3 November 2002
Place of birth	Nantes, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	İstanbulspor
Number	8
Youth career
	Nantes
2018–2020	Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Bursaspor	27	(0)
2022–	İstanbulspor	27	(2)
International career‡
2019	Türkiye U19	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Vefa Temel (born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor. Born in France, Temel was a youth international for Turkey.

Career

Temel is a youth product of the French club Nantes, before moving to Turkey with Bursaspor's youth academy in 2018. On 14 September 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023. On 30 May 2022, he terminated his contract with Bursaspor. He controversially signed with Giresunspor in June 2022 for 5 years, but Bursaspor sued the club and the transfer certificate was not issued. Instead, Temel signed a 5-year contract with İstanbulspor on 15 September 2022. On 10 November 2022, he made his first professional appearance in a 3–2 Turkish Cup win over Etimesgut Belediyespor.

International career

Temel is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey under-19s in 2019.

External links

• Vefa Temel at Soccerway
• Vefa Temel at the Turkish Football Federation