Tiago Cukur

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Tiago Cukur
Personal information
Full name Tiago Süer Barbaros Cukur[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Watford
Youth career
2012–2016 Feyenoord
2016–2020 AZ Alkmaar
2021 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Watford 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 21 (1)
National team‡
Turkey U17
2021– Turkey U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:20, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:25, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Tiago Süer Barbaros Cukur (Turkish: Çukur; born 30 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Watford, as a striker.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey at youth international level.

Early and personal life[]

Born in Amsterdam, Cukur has joint Dutch and Turkish nationality.[4]

Club career[]

Cukur played youth football with Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar, leaving the latter club in the summer of 2020, before signing for Watford in January 2021.[4] He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in July 2021.[2][5][6][7] Cukur returned to Watford on 11 January 2022, with Doncaster taking up the option to bring his loan to an end.[8]

International career[]

Cukur is a Turkish youth international,[6] and made his under-21s debut in the summer of 2021.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Entdecke Deinen Doncaster Rovers Star Tiago Çukur - Alle News & Infos". www.ran.de.
  2. ^ a b "'Rough diamond' Tiago Cukur rejects rival interest to join Doncaster Rovers". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Turkey - T. Cukur - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ a b "Tiago Cukur". www.watfordfc.com.
  5. ^ "Watford loan striker Cukur to Doncaster" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ a b "Rovers sign Tiago Cukur on season-long loan". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk.
  7. ^ a b "Doncaster Rovers sign Watford youngster Tiago Cukur on a season-long loan". www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Tiago Cukur returns to Watford". doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.


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