Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu (born 21 October 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left winger and attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
| Aktürkoğlu with Galatasaray in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmit, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 127 | (36) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Turkey U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Turkey | 28 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Aktürkoğlu began his career with Başakşehir's youth academy, and was loaned to Bodrumspor. He then spent various seasons in the amateur TFF Third League, before breaking out with Erzincanspor in the 2019–20 season scoring 20 goals in 34 games.
Galatasaray edit
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]
Aktürkoğlu became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 38th championship in its history.[4]
2023-24 season edit
After Wilfried Zaha has joined Galatasaray, Kerem lost his favourite inverted winger position to Zaha and manager Buruk started to position him behind Mauro Icardi. However Kerem's performance got indirectly affected by playing at that position by taking turns with Dries Mertens.
On 8 August, 2023, he scored his first goal of the season in a 0–3 away win against Olimpija in a UEFA Champions League qualifying round game. On 16 August, 2023, in a 4–2 home game win against Samsunspor, Aktürkoğlu made an outstanding performance by scoring two goals and providing one assist. In his first 10 competitive matches he scored 4 goals and provided 5 assists in total.[5]
On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut against Copenhagen. On 3 October 2023, he scored his first goal in UEFA Champions League group stage in a 3–2 away game win against Manchester United at Old Trafford. On 29 November 2023, in a 3–3 home game draw against Manchester United, he came in as a substitute and scored the last goal of the game against Manchester United. The goal was nominated and later awarded as the Goal of the Week of matchday 5 of the UEFA Champions League.[6]
International career edit
Aktürkoğlu made his debut for Turkey national team on 27 May 2021 in a friendly against Azerbaijan.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Turkish Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bodrumspor (loan) | 2016–17 | TFF Third League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| Karacabey Belediyespor | 2018–19 | TFF Third League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 24 Erzincanspor | 2019–20 | TFF Third League | 30 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 20 | |
| Galatasaray | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 2021–22 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14[a] | 3 | 52 | 13 | ||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2023–24 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14[b] | 3 | 45 | 14 | ||
| Total | 127 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 163 | 43 | ||
| Career total | 218 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 260 | 70 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Twelve appearances and three goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aktürkoğlu goal.
| 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 |
| 4 | 25 March 2023 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | 18 | Armenia | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 5 | 15 October 2023 | Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, Konya, Turkey | 24 | Latvia | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours edit
Galatasaray
References edit
- ^ "Hoş geldin Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu". www.galatasaray.org.
- ^ "Galatasaray vs. Kayserispor – 23 November 2020 – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Galatasaray defender headbutts team-mate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 38th time after beating Ankaragucu 4–1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Kerem Aktürkoğlu inanılmazı başardı! Daha ligin başında..." aksam.com.tr (in Turkish). 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Every UEFA Champions League Goal of the Week | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Turkey v Azerbaijan game report". ESPN. 27 May 2021.
- ^ "MUHAMMED KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU". Turkish Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "KEREM AKTÜRKOGLU" (in Turkish). sofoot.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links edit
- Kerem Aktürkoğlu at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kerem Aktürkoğlu at Soccerway
- Kerem Aktürkoğlu at National-Football-Teams.com