Erkan Değişmez
Turkish association football player (born 1986)
Erkan Değişmez (born 27 August 1986) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Değişmez is a product of the youth academies of Karşıyaka Belediyespor, Kocaelispor, Alaçatıspor Kulübü, Karşıyaka and Torbalıspor. In 2008, he began his senior career with Torbalıspor in the TFF Third League. In January 2011, he moved over to Menemen for the second half of the 2010–11 season. The following season, he transferred to Antalya Kemerspor. In 2012, he returned to amateur football with Manisa Belediyespor in the Turkish Regional Amateur League. In 2013, he joined Çine Madranspor for a stint in the same division.
Değişmez transferred Bodrum for the 2014–15 season where he became captain, and immediately helped them win the Amateur League and returned to professional football in the TFF Third League. He helped them win the 2016–17 TFF Third League, and on 4 July 2019 extended his contract with the club. In 2021–22 they were promoted from the TFF Second League.
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