Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü (born 29 December 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch club Feyenoord whom he captains in the Eredivisie. Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü represents Turkey internationally.

Orkun Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Orkun Kökçü
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Feyenoord
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2009 Olympia Haarlem
2009–2010 EDO
2010–2011 Stormvogels
2011–2014 Groningen
2014–2018 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Feyenoord 117 (23)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (2)
2019 Turkey U21 2 (0)
2020– Turkey 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:02, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of FC Groningen, where he arrived after having played for local clubs around his hometown Haarlem,[2] Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014.[3] He made his debut for Feyenoord at the age of 17 in a 4–0 win over VV Gemert in the first round of the KNVB Cup on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018,[5] and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.[6] On 10 April 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023.[7] On 26 June 2020, he reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another two years, a deal to the end of the 2024–25 season.[8]

Following Jens Toornstra's departure, Feyenoord head coach Arne Slot chose Kökçü as his club captain on 2 September 2022.[9] With Kökçü as captain, Feyenoord went on to win the 2022–23 Eredivisie.[10]

International career

Kökçü was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s,[11] and Netherlands U19s.[12] In July 2019 Kökçü announced the intent to play for the Turkey national team.[13] He represented the Turkey U21s in a 3–2 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification loss to the England U21s on 6 September 2019.[14]

He made his Turkey national team debut on 6 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Serbia, he started the game and played the first hour of the 0–0 away draw.[15]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish and Azerbaijani descent.[16] He is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökçü. He is a lifelong fan of Beşiktaş and in the future he wants to play for the club he's been supporting since childhood.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 May 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2018–19 Eredivisie 1131100—124
2019–20[lower-alpha 1] 222409[lower-alpha 2]1—353
2020–21 223106[lower-alpha 2]12[lower-alpha 3]0314
2021–22 3271018[lower-alpha 4]2—519
2022–23 3084110[lower-alpha 2]3—4412
Career total 117231124372017332
  1. Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 28 March 2023[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 202020
2021111
202250
202321
Total202

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[19]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 2021Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro13 Montenegro2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1 25 March 2023Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia19 Armenia1–12–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Feyenoord

Individual

References
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  2. Gouka, Mikos (10 December 2018). "Kökcü is bij Feyenoord een debutant van een andere orde". De Stentor (in Dutch).
  3. "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu". Football Oranje. 8 August 2018.
  4. "Kökcü geeft visitekaartje af bij Feyenoord-debuut: 'Ongelooflijk trots'". www.vi.nl.
  5. "Emmen vs. Feyenoord - 9 December 2018". Soccerway.
  6. "Cookies op gelderlander.nl – gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
  7. "Kökcü na tekenmoment: 'Nu hoop ik op meer'". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch).
  8. "Principeakkoord: nieuw contract bindt Kökcü tot 2025 aan Feyenoord" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 26 June 2020.
  9. "Warming-up: Slot benieuwd waar zijn selectie staat | Kökcü nieuwe Feyenoord-captain". NOS (in Dutch). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  10. "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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  14. "Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  15. "Serbia v Turkey game report". UEFA. 6 September 2020.
  16. Sporx (9 September 2014). "Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol". Sporx.
  17. World Today News (20 May 2022). "Orkun Kökçü:'I would like to play in Beşiktaş'". World Today News.
  18. Orkun Kökçü at Soccerway
  19. "Orkun Kökçü". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  20. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  21. Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  22. "Oussama Idrissi named as eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  23. "Gravenberch uitgeroepen tot eredivisiespeler van de maand". eredivisie.nl. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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