Zidan Sertdemir

Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir (born 4 February 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.

Zidan Sertdemir

Personal information
Full name	Batuhan Zidan Sertdemir
Date of birth	(2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Ishøj,[1] Denmark
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nordsjælland
Number	21
Youth career
2012–2017	Brøndby
2017–2021	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Bayer Leverkusen	3	(0)
2023–	Nordsjælland	46	(1)
International career‡
2020–2021	Denmark U16	4	(1)
2021–	Denmark U17	5	(5)
2021–	Denmark U19	17	(3)
2024–	Denmark U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2024

Club career

Sertdemir is a youth product of Brøndby and moved to the academy of Nordsjælland at the age of 12.^[2] He then joined German club Bayer Leverkusen on 15 June 2021, signing a three-year contract.^[2]

He made his senior debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 1–1 Bundesliga tie with Hertha on 7 November 2021.^[3] At 16 years and 276 days, Sertdemir is the youngest ever debutant for Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga overtaking his teammate Iker Bravo in the same match, and the second-youngest debutant in the league after Youssoufa Moukoko.^[4]

Having not managed to break through Bayer's first team on a full basis, on 31 January 2023 Sertdemir officially returned to Nordsjælland, joining the club on a permanent deal.^[5][6]

International career

Born in Ishøj, Denmark, Sertdemir is of Kurdish and Turkish descent.^[7] He is a youth international for Denmark, having represented the Denmark U16s and U17s.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen	2021–22	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Nordsjælland	2023–24	Danish Superliga	13	0	3	0	5[a]	0	21	0
	2024–25		31	0	2	0	—		33	0
	2025–26		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		46	0	5	0	5	0	56	0
Career total			49	0	5	0	5	0	59	0

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League