Ali Gutda Gökdemir (born 17 September 1991) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Germany, he represented Azerbaijan at international level.
 Gökdemir with Azerbaijan in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Gutda Gökdemir[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Schwäbisch Hall, Germany | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall | |||
| TSV Ilshofen | |||
| –2009 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hannover 96 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Hannover 96 II | 64 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Hannover 96 | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Elazığspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Simurq | 20 | (1) |
| Total | 85 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| Azerbaijan U21 | |||
| 2012–2013 | Azerbaijan | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Gökdemir played club football in Germany for Hannover 96 II.[2][3] For the second half of the 2013–14 season he was on loan to Süper Lig side Elazığspor.
In July 2014, Gökdemir moved to Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq.[4] Despite having had a contract with Hannover until 2015,[5] he was released without a transfer fee.[6]
International career
Gökdemir made his international debut for Azerbaijan in 2012,[2] and appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7] He also played for Azerbaijan U21.[8]
Personal life
Gökdemir is of Turkish descent.[9][10] Gökdemir retired from football in December 2015 due family reasons.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hannover 96 II | 2010–11[13] | Regionalliga Nord | 14 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12[14] | 19 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13[15] | 16 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2013–14[16] | 15 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 64 | 5 | |||
| Elazığspor (loan) | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Simurq | 2014–15 | Azerbaijan Premier League | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 85 | 6 | 6 | 1 | – | 91 | 7 | |||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |