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.

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)
2016Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) 16 (5)
2016–2017Göztepe (loan) 28 (13)
2017–2018Ankaragücü (loan) 29 (14)
2018–2021 Beşiktaş 19 (4)
2018–2019Bursaspor (loan) 25 (4)
2020–2021Hajduk Split (loan) 25 (6)
2021–2022 Giresunspor 32 (7)
2022–2023 Eyüpspor 0 (0)
2022–2023Ümraniyespor (loan) 31 (17)
2023–2024 Fenerbahçe 6 (0)
2024Pendikspor (loan) 17 (4)
2024– Konyaspor 9 (1)
International career
2022 Turkey U23 4 (0)
2023– Turkey 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 27 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:39, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Career

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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

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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

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Club

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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

International

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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

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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

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Turkey U23

References

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  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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