Okay Yokuşlu

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Okay Yokuşlu
Okay Yokuşlu 2018.jpg
Yokuşlu with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Okay Yokuşlu[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Getafe
(on loan from Celta)
Youth career
2002–2006 Karşıyaka
2006–2010 Altay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Altay 33 (4)
2011–2015 Kayserispor 102 (7)
2015–2018 Trabzonspor 86 (6)
2018– Celta 75 (2)
2021 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 16 (0)
2022– → Getafe (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2009 Turkey U15 6 (3)
2009–2010 Turkey U16 6 (1)
2009–2011 Turkey U17 25 (4)
2011–2013 Turkey U19 10 (2)
2012–2014 Turkey U20 12 (1)
2012–2015 Turkey U21 10 (0)
2015– Turkey 39 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:12, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021

Okay Yokuşlu (Turkish pronunciation: [okaj jokuʃɫu], born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Getafe, on loan from Celta Vigo, and the Turkey national team. In 2020-21 season, he had a loan spell with English club West Bromwich Albion.

Club career[]

On 27 June 2011, at the age of 17, he signed for Kayserispor for a record transfer fee for Altay of TRY 2.3 million (€1 million).[2] He made his Süper Lig debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by Antalyaspor with 1–0 final score, on 16 September 2011.[3]

On 1 February 2021, Yokuşlu joined English club West Bromwich Albion on loan from RC Celta de Vigo, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[4] Six days later, he made his debut for Albion as a substitute for Romaine Sawyers in a 0–2 away league defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.[5]

On 26 January 2022, Yokuşlu moved to fellow La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June.[6]

International career[]

Okay was selected for Turkey's U-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored "a beautifully judged chip over the stranded [goalkeeper] from 25 yards (23 m)" to complete the hosts' 2–1 defeat of Australia and progression to the last 16 of the competition.[7] On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the Turkey national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[8] He made his debut as a late sub against Greece in a 0–0 tie.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 23 February 2021[10][3][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altay 2009–10 TFF First League 12 2 2 1 — 0 0 14 3
2010–11 TFF First League 21 2 0 0 — 0 0 21 2
Total 33 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 35 5
Kayserispor 2011–12 Süper Lig 22 2 2 0 — 0 0 24 2
2012–13 Süper Lig 24 0 0 0 — 0 0 24 0
2013–14 Süper Lig 25 1 4 0 — 0 0 29 1
2014–15 TFF First League 31 4 3 1 — 0 0 34 5
Total 102 7 9 1 0 0 0 0 111 8
Trabzonspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 27 2 7 0 2[a] 1 0 0 36 3
2016–17 Süper Lig 29 2 8 3 — 0 0 37 5
2017–18 Süper Lig 30 2 3 0 — 0 0 33 2
Total 86 6 18 3 2 1 0 0 106 10
Celta 2018–19 La Liga 30 2 2 0 — 0 0 32 2
2019–20 La Liga 26 0 0 0 — 0 0 26 0
2020–21 La Liga 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
Total 68 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 72 2
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 7 0 0 0 — 0 0 7 0
Career total 296 19 33 5 2 1 0 0 331 25
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 7 September 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 6 0
2018 11 1
2019 4 0
2020 5 0
2021 10 0
Total 39 1

International goals[]

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal.[12]
List of international goals scored by Okay Yokuşlu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2018 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 2–0 2–2 Friendly

References[]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Okay Kayserispor'da". 27 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Futbolcu Bilgi Bankası>> Oyuncular - Futbolcular" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. ^ "YOKUŞLU LINKS UP WITH ALBION ON LOAN". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: Harry Kane scores on return". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Okay Yokuşlu cedido, con opción de compra, al Getafe CF" [Okay Yokuşlu loaned, with a buyout clause, to Getafe CF] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Hosts through as Aussies exit". FIFA. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  8. ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  9. ^ "TURKEY GREECE - Match Details TFF".
  10. ^ "O. Yokuşlu". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Okay Yokuşlu@Mackolik.com" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Yokuşlu, Okay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

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