Kerem Aktürkoğlu

Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu (born 21 October 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.

Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Aktürkoğlu with Galatasaray in 2021
Personal information
Full name Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Date of birth (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998
Place of birth İzmit, Turkey
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2013 Gölcükspor
2013–2014 Hisareynspor
2014–2015 Başakşehir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Başakşehir 0 (0)
2016–2017 →Bodrumspor (loan) 27 (4)
2018–2019 Karacabey 34 (3)
2019–2020 24 Erzincanspor 30 (20)
2020– Galatasaray 87 (23)
International career‡
2015 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 2 (1)
2021– Turkey 19 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Aktürkoğlu began his career with Başakşehir's youth academy, and was loaned to Bodrumspor. He then spent various seasons in the amateur TFF First League, before breaking out with Erzincanspor in the 2019–20 season scoring 20 goals in 34 games.

Galatasaray

Aktürkoğlu transferred to Galatasaray on 2 September 2020.[1] He made his professional debut with Galatasaray in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Kayserispor on 23 November 2020.[2]

On 16 August 2021, Aktürkoğlu was involved in a physical altercation with teammate Marcão during a game against Giresunspor.[3]

International career

Aktürkoğlu made his debut for Turkey national team on 27 May 2021 in a friendly against Azerbaijan.[4]

Career statistics
As of 29 April 2022[5][6]

Club
As of match played 5 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Turkish Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bodrumspor (loan) 2016–17 TFF Third League 27410—284
Karacabey Belediyespor 2018–19 TFF Third League 34310—353
24 Erzincanspor 2019–20 TFF Third League 302040—3420
Galatasaray 2020–21 Süper Lig 2762000296
2021–22 Süper Lig 37101014[lower-alpha 1]35213
2022–23 Süper Lig 22731—258
Total 86236114310627
Career total 1774712114320354
  1. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 202183
202290
202321
Total194
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aktürkoğlu goal.
List of international goals scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 October 2021Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey5 Norway1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13 November 2021Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey7 Gibraltar1–06–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 November 2021Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro8 Montenegro1–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 25 March 2023Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia18 Armenia2–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Hoş geldin Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu". www.galatasaray.org.
  2. "Galatasaray vs. Kayserispor - 23 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "Galatasaray defender headbutts team-mate". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. "Turkey v Azerbaijan game report". ESPN. 27 May 2021.
  5. "MUHAMMED KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU". Turkish Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. "KEREM AKTÜRKOGLU" (in Turkish). sofoot.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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