Pülgir warming up for Bursaspor in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ethem Ercan Pülgir[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-04-02) 2 April 1993 (age 31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Samsun, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Osmaniyespor FK | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Kaynarcaspor | ||
| 2005–2011 | Kartalspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Kartalspor | 59 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Bursaspor | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 31 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Adanaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Kahramanmaraşspor | 46 | (1) |
| 2019 | Bayburt Özel İdarespor | 13 | (1) |
| 2020 | Nevşehir Belediyespor | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Diyarbakırspor | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | İskenderunspor | 26 | (1) |
| 2022 | İnegölspor | 7 | (2) |
| 2023 | Amasyaspor FK | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Osmaniyespor FK | 9 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 | |||
Ethem Ercan Pülgir (born 2 April 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for TFF Third League club Osmaniyespor FK. He made his Süper Lig debut on 4 May 2014.[3]
Pülgir started his youth career with Kartalspor and made his professional debut for them on 9 November 2011, coming in as a substitute in a 1–0 victory against Elaziğspor.[4] He was listed as one of the top youth talents of 1.Lig during the 2011 season.[5]
On 7 January 2014, Pülgir joined Bursaspor.[6] He quickly fell out of favor despite a few good performances, and by October 2014 he was not featuring in the match-day squads.[7] On 25 January 2015, he joined Süper Lig rival Kayseri Erciyesspor, signing a 2.5 years contract.[8] Unfortunately, at the end of the 2014–15 season, his club was relegated.[9]
In the summer of 2016, Pülgir joined Adanaspor.[10] In December of the same year he was left out of the squad, after a fall out with the coach.[11] In September 2017, he joined Kahramanmaraşspor as a free agent.[12]
On 11 July 2019 Pülgir joined 2.Lig club Bayburt ÖİS.[13][14] On 19 December 2019, he joined 3.Lig club Nevșehir Belediyespor.[15]
On 23 August 2020, Ethem joined fellow 3.Lig club Diyarbakırspor.[16] On 18 June 2021, he joined another 3.Lig club in İskenderunspor, signing a one-year contract.[17]
On 25 June 2022, Pülgir joined 2.Lig club İnegölspor, signing a two-year contract.[18] Midseason, on 6 December 2022, he joined 3.Lig club Amasyaspor.[19][20]
On 28 July 2023, Ethem joined 3.Lig club Osmaniyespor.[21]
Pülgir was first called up to the Turkey U-20 team in 2012, for two friendlies against Italy and Netherlands.[22] He represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[23]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kartalspor | 2011–12 | TFF First League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | TFF Second League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3 | ||
| Bursaspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Kayseri Eciyesspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | TFF First League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Adanaspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kahramanmaraşspor | 2017–18 | TFF Second League | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Bayburt Özel İdarespor | 2019–20 | TFF Second League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Nevşehir Balediyespor | 2019–20 | TFF Third League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Diyarbakırspor | 2020–21 | TFF Third League | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| İskenderunspor | 2021–22 | TFF Third League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| İnegölspor | 2022–23 | TFF Second League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Amasyaspor | 2022–23 | TFF Third League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Osmaniyespor | 2023–24 | TFF Third League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Career total | 246 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 257 | 10 | ||
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