Serhat Çakmak (born 16 May 1995) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for TAC '90. He is a Turkish youth international having earned caps with the under-15 and under-16 teams.

Serhat Çakmak
Personal information
Full name Serhat Çakmak
Date of birth (1995-05-16) 16 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
TAC '90
Youth career
2000–2003 Haaglandia
2003–2014 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Trabzonspor 0 (0)
2014–2015 Ajax Amateurs 3 (0)
2015–2016 Bayrampaşaspor 19 (1)
2016–2017 Jong Utrecht 12 (1)
2017 Tepecikspor
2017–2018 DHSC
2019–2020 Nootdorp
2020–2022 Westlandia 8 (2)
2022– TAC '90
International career
2009 Turkey U15 3 (1)
2010 Turkey U16 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017

Club career edit

Early career edit

Çakmak is a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, and was also a part of Ajax squad in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League.[2] In 2014, he left the club to join Trabzonspor, signing a three-year contract with the Turkish club after rejecting interest from Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray.[3] Following the departure of Trabzonspor manager Hami Mandıralı, Çakmak was cut from the squad under newly appointed manager Vahid Halilhodžić. He returned to Amsterdam, joining Ajax Zaterdag competing in the Topklasse.[4] He made his debut for the amateur side on 20 October 2014 in the third round KNVB Cup home match against Koninklijke HFC which ended in a 2–0 loss.[5] He made his Topklasse debut against the Kozakken Boys on 25 October 2014 in another 2–0 loss.[6]

Bayrampaşaspor edit

On 2 February 2015 it was announced that Çakmak had signed a contract with TFF Second League side Bayrampaşaspor.[7] He made his first appearance on 15 February 2015 in a 2–1 victory against Menemen Belediyespor.[8]

Later career edit

Çakmak went back to his native Netherlands to play for Utrecht in the Eredivisie on Saturday 13 February 2016.

In October 2019, Çakmak joined Dutch club SV Nootdorp.[9] Six months later, in April 2020, it was announced that he would join Westlandia for the 2020–21 season.[10]

After two years at Westlandia, Çakmak moved to TAC '90 in the Sunday Eerste Klasse.[11]

Career statistics edit

As of 4 March 2015[1]
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
2014–15 Trabzonspor Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
2014–15 Ajax Zaterdag Topklasse 3 0 1 0 4 0
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
2014–15 Bayrampaşaspor TFF Second League 4 0 4 0
Career total 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

1 Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Serhat Çakmak at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Serhat Çakmak profile - UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Complete Turkse top wil Çakmak hebben". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Teleurgestelde Çakmak keert terug bij Ajax". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Zaterdag 2 met opgeheven uit het bekertoernooi". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Topklasse Zaterdag: Kozakken Boys wint en blijft koploper". Voetbal International. November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Bayrampaşaspor emin adımlarla". paşavizyon. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Bayrampaşaspor vs. Menemen Belediyespor: 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  9. ^ sv Nootdorp hoopt Serhat Çakmak in selectie te kunnen opnemen, haaglandenvoetbal.nl, 2 October 2019
  10. ^ "Transfernieuws: Serhat (24) tekent bij Westlandia". R.K.V.V. Westlandia (Press release) (in Dutch). 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  11. ^ "TAC'90 kent drukke transferperiode". Het Haags Amateurvoetbal (in Dutch). 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.