Okay Yokuşlu
![]() Yokuşlu with Turkey in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Okay Yokuşlu[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1994 | ||
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[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International[]
- As of match played 7 September 2021[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 March 2018 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Okay Kayserispor'da". 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Futbolcu Bilgi Bankası>> Oyuncular - Futbolcular" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "YOKUŞLU LINKS UP WITH ALBION ON LOAN". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: Harry Kane scores on return". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hosts through as Aussies exit". FIFA. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "TURKEY GREECE - Match Details TFF".
- ^ "O. Yokuşlu". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Okay Yokuşlu@Mackolik.com" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Yokuşlu, Okay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
External links[]
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- Okay Yokuşlu at the Turkish Football Federation
- Okay Yokuşlu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Okay Yokuşlu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Eurosport
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Konak
- Footballers from İzmir
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey international footballers
- Turkey under-21 international footballers
- Turkey youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Karşıyaka S.K. footballers
- Altay S.K. footballers
- Kayserispor footballers
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- La Liga players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Getafe CF footballers
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- UEFA Euro 2020 players