Gökdeniz Bayrakdar

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Gökdeniz Bayrakdar
Gökdeniz Bayrakdar at Antalyaspor vs Amed SK 20211130 (cropped).jpg
Bayrakdar with Antalyaspor in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gökdeniz Bayrakdar[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Kandıra, Turkey
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Antalyaspor
Number 41
Youth career
2013–2014 Yenişehirspor
2014–2016 Kandıra
2016–2017 Kocaelispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Kocaelispor 79 (20)
2020– Antalyaspor 52 (6)
National team
2020– Turkey U19 4 (0)
2021– Turkey U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2022

Gökdeniz Bayrakdar (born 23 November 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Antalyaspor.

Early years[]

Gökdeniz Bayrakdar was born on 23 November 2001, in Kandıra, Kocaeli Province to a family originally from Trabzon. He has two older brothers, and his father owns a grocery story, and his mother is a housewife.[2] As his family were passionate Trabzonspor fans, Bayrakdar was named after their club legend, Gökdeniz Karadeniz.[2]

Bayrakdar quickly became devoted to football, and started playing on the streets. At age nine, he was enrolled by his father at a football school in his hometown of Kandıra, before playing in the youth teams of Yenişehirspor and Kandıra.[2] He was then scouted by Kocaelispor after three successful training sessions.[2]

Club career[]

Kocaelispor[]

Bayrakdar made his senior debut after one year at the Kocaelispor academy as a substitute in a 1–0 Turkish Cup loss to Düzcespor on 30 August 2017.[3] His first league appearance followed on 10 September, as he came off the bench in 77th minute for Burak Süleyman in a 2–1 home loss to Uşakspor in the fourth level TFF Third League.[4] On 15 October, Bayrakdar scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against .[5]

Antalyaspor[]

After successful seasons and interest from Beşiktaş, Bayrakdar signed a contract with Antalyaspor in the summer of 2020 after Kocaelispor's 10-year transfer ban had been lifted.[6] Bayrakdar made his professional debut for the club on 19 September 2020, coming off the bench for Nuri Şahin in a 1–1 Süper Lig draw against Beşiktaş on 19 September 2020, scoring his side's only goal in his debut.[7]

International career[]

Bayrakdar has been capped for Turkey U19 and Turkey U21.[2]

Style of play[]

Bayrakdar has been utilised in a variety of positions due to his technical skill set and his understanding of the game. He can play as a striker, a winger or as an attacking midfielder. Usually deployed on the right wing, Bayrakdar often cuts inside on his left foot to move to a more central attacking position, and uses his speed and dribbling skills to take on defenders until he finds the space to make an attempt on goal, much like Arjen Robben.[8] In addition, he has a pronounced goal instinct.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Gökdeni̇z Bayrakdar". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Gökdeniz Bayrakdar: Sağ kulvardaki buldozer - TamSaha Detay Sayfası TFF". TFF (in Turkish). 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Düzcespor vs. Kocaelispor – 30 August 2017 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Kocaelispor vs. Uşak Spor – 10 September 2017 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Kocaelispor vs. Osmaniyespor – 15 October 2017 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  6. ^ Polat, Mertcan (3 September 2020). "Gökdeniz Bayrakdar: Süper Lige hazırım". Fanatik (in Turkish).
  7. ^ "Beşiktaş vs. Antalyaspor - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ Freiberg, Robert (4 March 2021). "Transfergerüchte: Stuttgart & Frankfurt buhlen um Bayrakdar". sport-90 (in German).
  9. ^ Rudolph, Matthias (3 March 2021). "Bericht: Stuttgart & Frankfurt an Bayrakdar dran". Fussball Transfers (in German).

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