Gökdeniz Bayrakdar (born 23 November 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Bodrum. He has represented Turkey at youth level.
.jpg) Bayrakdar with Antalyaspor in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gökdeniz Bayrakdar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Kandıra, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodrum | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Yenişehirspor | ||
| 2014–2016 | Kandıra | ||
| 2016–2017 | Kocaelispor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Kocaelispor | 79 | (20) |
| 2020–2023 | Antalyaspor | 73 | (10) |
| 2023 | → Bodrumspor (loan) | 22 | (9) |
| 2023– | Bodrum | 25 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Turkey U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U21 | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Early years edit
Gökdeniz Bayrakdar was born on 23 November 2001, in Kandıra, Kocaeli Province to a family originally from Trabzon. He has two older brothers, and his father owns a grocery story, and his mother is a housewife.[2] As his family were passionate Trabzonspor fans, Bayrakdar was named after their club legend, Gökdeniz Karadeniz.[2]
Bayrakdar quickly became devoted to football, and started playing on the streets. At age nine, he was enrolled by his father at a football school in his hometown of Kandıra, before playing in the youth teams of Yenişehirspor and Kandıra.[2] He was then scouted by Kocaelispor after three successful training sessions.[2]
Club career edit
Kocaelispor edit
Bayrakdar made his senior debut after one year at the Kocaelispor academy as a substitute in a 1–0 Turkish Cup loss to Düzcespor on 30 August 2017.[3] His first league appearance followed on 10 September, as he came off the bench in 77th minute for Burak Süleyman in a 2–1 home loss to Uşakspor in the fourth level TFF Third League.[4] On 15 October, Bayrakdar scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Osmaniyespor.[5]
Antalyaspor edit
After successful seasons and interest from Beşiktaş, Bayrakdar signed a contract with Antalyaspor in the summer of 2020 after Kocaelispor's 10-year transfer ban had been lifted.[6] Bayrakdar made his professional debut for the club on 19 September 2020, coming off the bench for Nuri Şahin in a 1–1 Süper Lig draw against Beşiktaş on 19 September 2020, scoring his side's only goal in his debut.[7]
Bodrumspor edit
On 11 January 2023, Bayrakdar joined Bodrumspor on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season, with an option to buy.[8]
International career edit
Bayrakdar has been capped for Turkey U19 and Turkey U21.[2]
Style of play edit
Bayrakdar has been utilised in a variety of positions due to his technical skill set and his understanding of the game. He can play as a striker, a winger or as an attacking midfielder. Usually deployed on the right wing, Bayrakdar often cuts inside on his left foot to move to a more central attacking position, and uses his speed and dribbling skills to take on defenders until he finds the space to make an attempt on goal, much like Arjen Robben.[9] In addition, he has a pronounced goal instinct.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 April 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kocaelispor | 2017–18 | TFF Third League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | TFF Third League | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | TFF Third League | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | |||
| Total | 78 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 85 | 21 | |||
| Antalyaspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 29 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 87 | 16 | |||
| Bodrumspor (loan) | 2022–23 | TFF First League | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 8 | ||
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 163 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 184 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in TFF Third League promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Turkish Super Cup
References edit
- ^ "Gökdeni̇z Bayrakdar". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Gökdeniz Bayrakdar: Sağ kulvardaki buldozer - TamSaha Detay Sayfası TFF". TFF (in Turkish). 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Düzcespor vs. Kocaelispor – 30 August 2017 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Kocaelispor vs. Uşak Spor – 10 September 2017 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Kocaelispor vs. Osmaniyespor – 15 October 2017 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Polat, Mertcan (3 September 2020). "Gökdeniz Bayrakdar: Süper Lige hazırım". Fanatik (in Turkish).
- ^ "Beşiktaş vs. Antalyaspor - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Hoş Geldin Gökdeniz Bayrakdar" (in Turkish). Bodrumspor. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Freiberg, Robert (4 March 2021). "Transfergerüchte: Stuttgart & Frankfurt buhlen um Bayrakdar". sport-90 (in German).
- ^ Rudolph, Matthias (3 March 2021). "Bericht: Stuttgart & Frankfurt an Bayrakdar dran". Fussball Transfers (in German).
- ^ Gökdeniz Bayrakdar at Soccerway
External links edit
- Gökdeniz Bayrakdar at the Turkish Football Federation
- Gökdeniz Bayrakdar at Soccerway