Yusuf Sarı (born 20 November 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Yusuf Sarı
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Sarı
Date of birth (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.70
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Adana Demirspor
Number 7
Youth career
2012–2015 Istres
2015–2017 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Marseille B 31 (5)
2017–2019 Marseille 1 (0)
2018Clermont (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2022 Trabzonspor 55 (5)
2022 Çaykur Rizespor 13 (3)
2022– Adana Demirspor 50 (7)
International career
2018–2019 Turkey U21 8 (0)
2023– Turkey 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Marseille edit

Sarı made his professional debut for Marseille in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Toulouse FC on 24 September 2017.[2]

He also made two appearances as right-winger domestic cup. One against SAS Epinal and another against Bourg-en-Bresse, where he obtained a penalty kick at the end of the game. The penalty kick was scored by his teammate Clinton N'Jie.

Clermont (loan) edit

On 29 August 2018, Sarı was loaned to Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot until the end of the season.[3] But he come back to Marseille in January 2019.[4]

Trabzonspor edit

Sarı did not get enough chances at Marseille and decided to move to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. The deal was confirmed on 18 June 2019 where he signed a 3-year contract.[5]

Adana Demirspor edit

On 31 May 2022, Adana Demirspor signed Sarı to a three-year contract.[6]

International career edit

Sarı was born in France and is of Turkish descent.[7] He debuted for the Turkey U21s in a 3–0 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification loss to the Sweden U21s on 23 March 2018.[8]

Sarı was called up to the senior Turkey national team for a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match and friendly in September 2023.[9] On 12 September, he made his full international debut in a 4–2 friendly loss to Japan.[10]

On 18 November, he scored his first goal for Turkey – the winning goal from a penalty kick in a 3–2 friendly win over Germany in Berlin.[11]

Honours edit

Trabzonspor

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 3 June 2019[1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2017–18 Ligue 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Clermont (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0

International edit

As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2023 4 1
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sarı goal.
List of international goals scored by Yusuf Sarı
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 2023 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 3   Germany 3–2 3–2 Friendly

References edit

  1. ^ a b Yusuf Sarı at Soccerway
  2. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 7ème journée - Olympique de Marseille / Toulouse FC". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ^ "Yusuf Sari (OM) prêté à Clermont". L'Équipe. 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Transferts : prêté à Clermont, Yusuf Sari rentre déjà à Marseille". L'Équipe. 10 January 2019.
  5. ^ Trabzonspor Yusuf Sarı ile sözleşme imzaladı, aa.com.tr, 18 June 2019
  6. ^ [1], aspor.com.tr, 31 May 2022
  7. ^ "Can Günal fait le point sur la sélection turque avant le Festival International Espoirs 2018".
  8. ^ "Ümit Milli Takım İsveç'e 3-0 yenildi - U-21 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
  9. ^ "A Millî Takım Aday Kadrosunda Değişiklik - A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  10. ^ "A Milli Takım, hazırlık maçında Japonya'ya 4-2 yenildi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 12 September 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Ausgerechnet daheim: Deutschland mit 1. Pleite unter Nagelsmann". SRF (in German). 19 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

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