Introduction
Vefa Temel (born 3 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbulspor. Born in France, Temel was a youth international for Turkey.
Career
Temel is a youth product of the French club Nantes, before moving to Turkey with Bursaspor's youth academy in 2018. On 14 September 2020 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023. On 30 May 2022, he terminated his contract with Bursaspor. He controversially signed with Giresunspor in June 2022 for 5 years, but Bursaspor sued the club and the transfer certificate was not issued. Instead, Temel signed a 5-year contract with İstanbulspor on 15 September 2022. On 10 November 2022, he made his first professional appearance in a 3–2 Turkish Cup win over Etimesgut Belediyespor.
International career
Temel is of Turkish descent. He represented the Turkey under-19s in 2019.