Kerem Aktürkoğlu

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Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Kerem Aktürkoğlu 2021.jpg
Aktürkoğlu with Galatasaray in 2021
Personal information
Full name Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Date of birth (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth İzmit, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2013 Gölcükspor
2013–2014 Hisareynspor
2014–2015 Başakşehir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Başakşehir 0 (0)
2016–2017 →Bodrumspor (loan) 27 (4)
2018–2019 Karacabey 34 (3)
2019–2020 24 Erzincanspor 30 (20)
2020– Galatasaray 55 (14)
National team‡
2015 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 2 (1)
2021– Turkey 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2022

Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu (born 21 October 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.

Club career[]

Aktürkoğlu began his career with Başakşehir's youth academy, and was loaned to Bodrumspor. He then spent various seasons in the amateur TFF First League, before breaking out with Erzincanspor in the 2019–20 season scoring 20 goals in 34 games.

Aktürkoğlu transferred to Galatasaray on 2 September 2020.[1] He made his professional debut with Galatasaray in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Kayserispor on 23 November 2020.[2]

On 16 August 2021, Aktürkoğlu was involved in a physical altercation with teammate Marcão during a game against Giresunspor.[3]

International career[]

Aktürkoğlu made his debut for Turkey national team on 27 May 2021 in a friendly against Azerbaijan[4]

Career statistics[]

As of 18 June 2021[5][6]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Turkish Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bodrumspor (loan) 2016–17 TFF Third League 27 4 1 0 — — 28 4
Karacabey Belediyespor TFF Third League 34 3 1 0 — — 35 3
24 Erzincanspor TFF Third League 30 20 4 0 — — 34 20
Galatasaray 2020–21 Süper Lig 27 6 2 0 0 0 — 29 6
2021–22 Süper Lig 27 6 1 0 13[a] 3 — 41 9
Total 54 12 3 0 13 3 — 29 6
Career total 145 39 9 0 13 3 0 0 167 42
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League

International[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2021 8 3
Total 8 3
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aktürkoğlu goal.
List of international goals scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2021 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 5  Norway 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13 November 2021 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey 7  Gibraltar 1–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 November 2021 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 8  Montenegro 1–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

  1. ^ "Hoş geldin Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu". www.galatasaray.org.
  2. ^ "Galatasaray vs. Kayserispor - 23 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Galatasaray defender headbutts team-mate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Turkey v Azerbaijan game report". ESPN. 27 May 2021.
  5. ^ "MUHAMMED KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU". Turkish Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ "KEREM AKTÜRKOGLU" (in Turkish). sofoot.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

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