Emre James Vann Tezgel (born 19 September 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Crewe Alexandra on loan from EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Tezgel is Stoke City's youngest ever senior player, having debuted at 16 in January 2022. He is a youth international for England having represented them at U16, U17 and U20 levels.
Tezgel made his professional debut for Stoke City on 9 January 2022 in a 2–0 FA Cup victory over Leyton Orient becoming Stoke's youngest player, aged 16 and 112 days.[3][4] On 29 June 2022, Tezgel signed as a scholar and also agreed to a three-year professional contract which took effect on his 17th birthday.[5][6] On 1 February 2024, Tezgel joined League Two side Milton Keynes Dons on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[7] Tezgel scored his first senior goal on 29 March 2024, in a 5–0 victory against Walsall.[8] He scored a further two goals as MK Dons missed out on automatic promotion finishing fourth and were well beaten by Crawley Town in the EFL League Two play-offs.[9]
Tezgel scored his first goal for Stoke on 13 August 2024 in a 2–0 EFL Cup victory against Carlisle United.[10] He then scored in the next round against Middlesbrough.[11] Tezgel was prolific for the under-21s, scoring 22 goals in nine matches, and was awarded the Premier League 2 player of the month for March 2025.[12] He signed a new two-year contact at the end of the 2024–25 season.[13]
In July 2025, Tezgel joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on loan for the 2025–26 season.[14] He scored his first Crewe goal in the side's 3–1 first round EFL Cup defeat at Stockport County on 12 August 2025.[15] On 2 September 2025, Tezgel scored Crewe's first hat-trick in eight years as the side beat Chesterfield 7–1 in their opening tie in the EFL Trophy group stage.[16]
In June 2021 Tezgel scored a hat-trick for England under-16 against Northern Ireland.[17] Later that year he scored two goals for England under-17 against Netherlands in the final of the 2021 Syrenka Cup.[18] In February 2024 Tezgel was called up to the Turkey U19 squad qualifying to represent that nation through his father.[19] However he did not make an appearance and on 6 September 2024 Tezgel made his debut for the England U20 side coming off the bench as a substitute in their draw against Turkey U20.[20]
Tezgel is of Turkish descent through his father with roots in Aksaray.[21] He attended Painsley Catholic College.[22] His cousin Tash played for Stoke City Women.[22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2021–22[23] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[24] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[25] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[26] | Championship | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2023–24[25] | League Two | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2025–26[27] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1[b] | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| Career total | 37 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 9 | ||
England U17
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