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Turkish defender footballer (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samet Akaydin (born 13 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | İdmanocağı | ||
2009–2010 | Trabzonspor | ||
2010–2011 | İdmanocağı | ||
2011–2013 | Boluspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Arsinspor | 4 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Sancaktepe | 131 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Şanlıurfaspor | 34 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 49 | (4) |
2021–2023 | Adana Demirspor | 55 | (4) |
2023– | Fenerbahçe | 27 | (0) |
2024 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Turkey | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:08, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
Akaydin began his youth career with Black Sea Region-based clubs Trabzon İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor, Boluspor and started his professional career with hometown club Arsinspor. He played four seasons with Istanbul-based club Sancaktepe, one season with Şanlıurfaspor, and 1+1⁄2 seasons with Ankara Keçiörengücü.
Akaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor where he had successful seasons and selected to the national team.
On 4 December 2023, Akaydin signed Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe for 3+1⁄2 years.[1] He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–1 away game win over Gaziantep FK on 15 January 2023.
On 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.[2]
Akaydin debuted with the Turkey national team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[3]
Akaydin was selected to represent his nation at the UEFA Euro 2024.[4] Notably, he scored an own goal past Altay Bayındır from outside the box in the nation's 3–0 loss to Portugal during the group stage.[5] On 6 July, he scored his first international goal, by opening the score in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the competition.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsinspor | 2013–14 | TFF Third League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Sancaktepe | 2014–15 | TFF Third League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
2015–16 | TFF Third League | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
2016–17 | TFF Third League | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | TFF Second League | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
Total | 131 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 9 | ||
Şanlıurfaspor | 2018–19 | TFF Second League | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
2020–21 | TFF First League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
Adana Demirspor | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | Süper Lig | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2023–24 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Panathinaikos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 272 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 21 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Turkey | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 July 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 10 | Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
Fenerbahçe
Panathinaikos
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