Trabzonspor U21

Trabzonspor U21 is a youth football team from Trabzonspor. The club competes in the U21 Ligi, against other U21 clubs in Turkey. An U21 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club was founded by former Trabzonspor footballer and manager Özkan Sümer in 1972. They were the first youth team in Turkey, and became an official branch of Trabzonspor in 1975.^[1] The club has won two league titles in 1996–97 and 2003–04.^[2]

Trabzonspor U21

Full name	Trabzonspor U21
Nickname(s)	Karadeniz Fırtınası (Black Sea Storm)
Founded	1972
Ground	Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Ahmet Ağaoğlu
Manager	Taner Yılmaz
League	U21 Ligi
2018–19	11th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Honours

• U21 Ligi
  • Winners (3): 1991–92, 1996–97, 2003–04

Current squad

As of 9 June 2010.^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   TUR Mücahit Atalay — GK   TUR Cemil Şahin — GK   TUR Yücel Solak — DF   TUR Mert Ege Özeren — DF   TUR Rasimcan Değirmenci — DF   TUR Emre Özkan — DF   TUR Hüseyin Kayıkçı — DF   TUR Miraç Bulut — DF   TUR Sinan Altınel

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   TUR Şahin Çakır — MF   TUR Furkan Sönmez — MF   TUR Habib Şen — MF   TUR Levent Küçüker — MF   TUR Muhammet Mevdudi Meriç — MF   TUR Semih Kaya — FW   TUR Mustafa Akgün — FW   TUR Sefa Sandıkçı

Former players

Trabzonspor has a notable youth academy, producing several Turkey national football team players including Hami Mandıralı, Gökdeniz Karadeniz, Fatih Tekke, Hüseyin Çimşir, Mehmet Yılmaz, Tolga Zengin, and Metin Aktaş. Gökdeniz Karadeniz is the most-capped Turkish international to come through the Trabzonspor academy.

References

1. Cevabı istatistikler verdi! ajansspor.com (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
2. PAF Lig Arşiv tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
3. Trabzonspor A2 Takım trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010