Nadir Çiftçi
Nadir Çiftçi (born 12 February 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for İnegölspor in Turkey's TFF Second League. He has spent his career at many clubs across Europe, including Portsmouth in England, Dundee United in Scotland, and Celtic, with several loan spells at Eskişehirspor, Pogoń Szczecin, Plymouth Argyle and Motherwell.
Çiftçi began his career in the Netherlands with Haaglandia and ADO Den Haag before moving to Portsmouth at age 15. He turned professional in 2010 and scored for Portsmouth in the League Cup shortly after. He later joined Kayserispor, NAC Breda and then Dundee United, where he became the club’s top scorer over two seasons and helped them finish fourth in the league and reach the Scottish Cup final in 2014.
In 2015 he signed for Celtic and had several loan spells at Eskişehirspor, Pogoń Szczecin, Plymouth Argyle and Motherwell. He then moved to Gençlerbirliği, followed by Çaykur Rizespor, Samsunspor, Ankaragücü and St Johnstone, before playing for Makedonikos, İskenderunspor and Karaman FK. He then joined İnegölspor.
Internationally, Çiftçi represented the Netherlands at under-17 level before switching allegiance to Turkey, where he played for the under-19 team.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 12:43 (CET).