Ali Gökdemir

Gökdemir in the jersey of his team ( 2012)

Gökdemir Ali ( born September 17, 1991, Schwäbisch Hall, Baden -Württemberg ) is a German - Azerbaijani footballer of Turkish origin. The defender is at the Bundesliga club Hannover 96 under contract, but playing on loan in the Süper Lig with Sanica Boru Elazığspor.

Club career

Gökdemir was born in Schwäbisch Hall. His first club was the resident sports. Later he went to the TSV in Ilshofen. Then he went to the famous youth academy of VfB Stuttgart. He remained there until 2009.

Hannover 96

In 2009 he moved to the A- youth Hannover 96 After a year he was pulled in the second team. There he played a supporting role and was only junior national team and then eventually A-National player of Azerbaijan. In February 2013 Gökdemir first stood against Werder Bremen in the first team, but did not play. In April 2013 he extended his contract by two years until 2015. For the 2013/14 season he provided in the first team and gets the number 35 After Gökdemir was sent to the second team in January 2014 by new coach Tayfun Korkut, he moved until the end of the season on loan in the Turkish Süper Lig on Sanica Boru Elazığspor.

National team career

His first game for the U -21 from Azerbaijan, he made February 29, 2012 in the U -21 European Championship qualifier against Iceland U- 21st He scored his first international goal and the only goal of the game. This was followed by three more missions until he was nominated by coach Berti Vogts for the senior team.

Others

Ali Gökdemir committed since 2013 in Show Racism the Red Card - Germany eV In November, he participated in a workshop organized by the Education Initiative and told the pupils about his own experiences with racism and discrimination.