Nadir Çiftçi
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Nadir Çiftçi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Karakoçan, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Pogoń Szczecin (on loan from Celtic) |
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| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | Haaglandia | ||
| 2003–2007 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| 2007–2010 | Portsmouth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Portsmouth | 19 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Kayserispor | 11 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | NAC Breda | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Dundee United | 68 | (25) |
| 2015– | Celtic | 12 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2017– | → Pogoń Szczecin (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Turkey U19 | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:03, 2 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 August 2011 |
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Nadir Çiftçi (born 12 February 1992) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for Pogoń Szczecin, on loan from Celtic. He has previously played for Portsmouth in England, Kayserispor in Turkey and NAC Breda in the Netherlands, before moving to Scotland in 2013 to play for Dundee United. He also had a spell on loan at Eskişehirspor during the 2015–16 season.
He has represented the Netherlands under-17 team before switching national allegiance to the country of his birth, Turkey. He has since played for the Turkey under-19 team.
Çiftçi moved from Dutch side ADO Den Haag to Portsmouth at the start of the 2007–08 Premier League season when he was just 15 years of age for a fee of around £80,000. He signed professional terms in June 2010. After an impressive pre-season tour of the United States, he made his the first-team debut on 7 August 2010 as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat against Coventry City. On his first competitive start for Portsmouth, Çiftçi scored his first goal for the club against Stevenage on 9 August 2010 in the first round of the League Cup. This goal proved vital for Portsmouth as they won the match 2–1.
He scored the opener in Portsmouth's first home game against Reading in the 2010–11 Championship season, his second goal in three competitive games. Following the arrival of Liam Lawrence, Çiftçi's playing time became more limited, but manager Steve Cotterill was reluctant to send him out on loan due to the club's lack of squad depth. He finished the season making 22 appearances (17 as substitute) and scoring two goals in all competitions.
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