Orkun Kökçü

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Orkun Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Orkun Kökçü
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2009 Olympia Haarlem
2009–2010 EDO
2010–2011 Stormvogels
2011–2014 Groningen
2014–2018 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Feyenoord 75 (9)
National team‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (2)
2019 Turkey U21 2 (0)
2020– Turkey 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:00, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Orkun Kökçü (born 29 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch club Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü represents Turkey internationally.

Club career[]

A youth product of FC Groningen, where he arrived after having played for local clubs around his hometown Haarlem,[2] Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014.[3] He made his debut for Feyenoord at the age of 17 in a 4–0 win over VV Gemert in the first round of the KNVB Cup on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018,[5] and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.[6] On 10 April 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023.[7] On 26 June 2020, he reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another two years, a deal to the end of the 2024–25 season.[8]

International career[]

Kökçü was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s,[9] and Netherlands U19s.[10] In July 2019 Kökçü announced the intent to play for the Turkish national team.[11] He represented the Turkey U21s in a 3–2 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification loss to the England U21s on 6 September 2019.[12]

He made his Turkey national team debut on 6 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Serbia, he started the game and played the first hour of the 0–0 away draw.[13]

Personal life[]

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish and Azerbaijani descent.[14] He is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökcü.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 30 September 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2018–19 Eredivisie 11 3 1 1 0 0 — 12 4
2019–20[a] 22 2 4 0 9 1 — 35 3
2020–21 22 3 1 0 6 1 2[b] 0 31 4
2021–22 6 1 0 0 8 1 — 14 2
Career total 61 9 6 1 23 3 2 0 92 13
  1. ^ Season aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.
  2. ^ Appearance in the Eredivisie European competition play-offs.

International[]

National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey
2020 2 0
2021 11 1
Total 13 1

International goals[]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 2021 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 13  Montenegro 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[]

Feyenoord

References[]

  1. ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
  2. ^ Gouka, Mikos (10 December 2018). "Kökcü is bij Feyenoord een debutant van een andere orde". De Stentor (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu". Football Oranje. 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Kökcü geeft visitekaartje af bij Feyenoord-debuut: 'Ongelooflijk trots'". www.vi.nl.
  5. ^ "Emmen vs. Feyenoord - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl – gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
  7. ^ "Kökcü na tekenmoment: 'Nu hoop ik op meer'". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Principeakkoord: nieuw contract bindt Kökcü tot 2025 aan Feyenoord". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2020.
  9. ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  10. ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  11. ^ "Kökçü opts for Turkey over Netherlands". Football Oranje. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  13. ^ "Serbia v Turkey game report". UEFA. 6 September 2020.
  14. ^ Sporx (9 September 2014). "Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol". Sporx.
  15. ^ Orkun Kökçü at Soccerway
  16. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

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