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{{short description|Professional football player}}
{{short description|Footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Orkun Kökçü
| name = Orkun Kökçü
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Orkun Kökçü
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|12|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|12|29}}
| birth_place = [[Haarlem]], Netherlands<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/nederlands-voetbal/scorende-feyenoord-debutanten-alleen-tebbenhoff-jonger-dan-kokcu~a21263a5/|title=Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl|website=www.gelderlander.nl}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Haarlem]], Netherlands<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/nederlands-voetbal/scorende-feyenoord-debutanten-alleen-tebbenhoff-jonger-dan-kokcu~a21263a5/|title=Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl|website=www.gelderlander.nl}}</ref>
| height = 1.75 m
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Feyenoord]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| clubnumber = 23
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs1 = Stormvogels
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009
| youthyears2 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs2 = [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
| youthclubs1 = Olympia Haarlem
| youthyears3 = 2014–2018 | youthclubs3 = [[Feyenoord Academy (Varkenoord)|Feyenoord]]
| youthyears2 = 2009–2010
| years1 = 2018– | clubs1 = [[Feyenoord]] | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 3
| youthclubs2 = [[HFC EDO|EDO]]
| totalcaps =
| youthyears3 = 2010–2011
| totalgoals =
| youthclubs3 = Stormvogels
| youthyears4 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs4 = [[FC Groningen|Groningen]]
| youthyears5 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs5 = [[Feyenoord Academy (Varkenoord)|Feyenoord]]
| years1 = 2018–2023
| clubs1 = [[Feyenoord]]
| caps1 = 119
| goals1 = 23
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
| caps2 = 28
| goals2 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national under-18 football team|Netherlands U18]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Netherlands national under-18 football team|Netherlands U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = [[Netherlands national under-19 football team|Netherlands U19]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Netherlands national under-19 football team|Netherlands U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2019–
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U21]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2020–
| medaltemplates =
| nationalteam4 = [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
| ntupdate = 20 July 2019
| nationalcaps4 = 32
| club-update = 6 September 2019
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| club-update = 23:44, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 23:11, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
}}
}}


'''Orkun Kökçü''' ([[Turkish language|Turkish]]: ''Orkun Kökçü''; born 29 December 2000) is a Dutch-born Turkish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for the Dutch club [[Feyenoord]] in the [[Eredivisie]].
'''Orkun Kökçü''' ({{IPA|tr|oɾˈkun ˈkœktʃy}}; born 29 December 2000) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Primeira Liga]] club [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the [[Turkey national football team|Turkey national team]].


==Professional career==
==Club career==
===Feyenoord===
A youth product of [[FC Groningen]], Kökçü joined the [[Feyenoord]] youth academy in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/the-50-eredivisie-u21-stars-to-watch-2018-19-orkun-kokcu/|title=The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu|date=8 August 2018|website=Football Oranje}}</ref> 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 [[2018–19 KNVB Cup#First Round|KNVB Cup]] on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/kokcu-geeft-visitekaartje-af-bij-feyenoord-debuut-ongelooflijk-trots|title=Kökcü geeft visitekaartje af bij Feyenoord-debuut: 'Ongelooflijk trots'|website=www.vi.nl}}</ref> He made his [[Eredivisie]] debut against [[FC Emmen]] on 9 December 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/09/netherlands/eredivisie/fc-emmen/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2794060/|title=Emmen vs. Feyenoord - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref> and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/nederlands-voetbal/17-jarige-kokcu-scoort-bij-debuut-mooier-kan-bijna-niet~a7751a15/|title=Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl|website=www.gelderlander.nl}}</ref> On 10 April 2019, Kökçü extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/kokcu-na-tekenmoment---nu-hoop-ik-op-meer---100419|title=Kökcü na tekenmoment: ‘Nu hoop ik op meer’|language=Dutch|website=www.feyenoord.nl}}</ref>
A youth product of [[FC Groningen]], where he arrived after having played for local clubs around his hometown [[Haarlem]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gouka |first1=Mikos |title=Kökcü is bij Feyenoord een debutant van een andere orde |url=https://www.destentor.nl/nederlands-voetbal/kokcu-is-bij-feyenoord-een-debutant-van-een-andere-orde~afa9cc35/ |work=De Stentor |date=10 December 2018 |language=nl}}</ref> Kökçü joined the [[Feyenoord]] youth academy in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/the-50-eredivisie-u21-stars-to-watch-2018-19-orkun-kokcu/|title=The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu|date=8 August 2018|website=Football Oranje}}</ref> 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 [[2018–19 KNVB Cup#First Round|KNVB Cup]] on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/kokcu-geeft-visitekaartje-af-bij-feyenoord-debuut-ongelooflijk-trots|title=Kökcü geeft visitekaartje af bij Feyenoord-debuut: 'Ongelooflijk trots'|website=www.vi.nl}}</ref> He made his [[Eredivisie]] debut against [[FC Emmen]] on 9 December 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2018/12/09/netherlands/eredivisie/fc-emmen/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2794060/|title=Emmen vs. Feyenoord - 9 December 2018|website=Soccerway}}</ref> and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/nederlands-voetbal/17-jarige-kokcu-scoort-bij-debuut-mooier-kan-bijna-niet~a7751a15/|title=Cookies op gelderlander.nl – gelderlander.nl|website=www.gelderlander.nl}}</ref> On 10 April 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/kokcu-na-tekenmoment---nu-hoop-ik-op-meer---100419|title=Kökcü na tekenmoment: 'Nu hoop ik op meer'|language=nl|website=www.feyenoord.nl}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/principeakkoord---nieuw-contract-bindt-kokcu-tot-2025-aan-feyenoord---260620|title=Principeakkoord: nieuw contract bindt Kökcü tot 2025 aan Feyenoord|date=26 June 2020|language=nl|publisher=Feyenoord}}</ref>

Following [[Jens Toornstra]]'s departure, Feyenoord head coach [[Arne Slot]] chose Kökçü as his [[captain (association football)|club captain]] on 2 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warming-up: Slot benieuwd waar zijn selectie staat {{!}} Kökcü nieuwe Feyenoord-captain |url=https://nos.nl/liveblog/2442978-warming-up-slot-benieuwd-waar-zijn-selectie-staat-kokcu-nieuwe-feyenoord-captain |access-date=2 September 2022 |work=NOS |date=2 September 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> With Kökçü as captain, Feyenoord went on to win the [[2022–23 Eredivisie]].<ref name="2023Champions">{{cite web |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2475118-feyenoord-verslaat-go-ahead-en-is-na-zes-jaar-weer-kampioen-van-nederland |title=Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland |trans-title=Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years |language=Dutch |date=14 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023}}</ref>

===Benfica===
On 10 June 2023, Kökçü joined [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €25 million, plus €5 million in variables.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/agora/noticias/2023/06/10/futebol-benfica-kokcu-reforco-2023-2024 |title=Kökcü é reforço do Benfica! |trans-title=Kökcü signs with Benfica! |publisher=[[S.L. Benfica]] |language=Portuguese |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref> The sum represented a record signing for the Portuguese club and the league surpassing [[Darwin Núñez]] transfer from [[UD Almería|Almería]] to Benfica in 2020 for transfer fee of €24 million and a club record sale for Feyenoord becoming the club's biggest sale since Kökçu's former Feyenoord teammate [[Luis Sinisterra]]'s transfer to [[Leeds United]] in 2022 for a fee of €25 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/benfica/detalhe/benfica-oficializa-contratacao-de-kkc-os-detalhes-do-negocio |title=Benfica oficializa contratação de Kökçü: os detalhes do negócio |trans-title=Benfica make Kökçü's signing official: the details of the deal |publisher=[[Record (Portuguese newspaper)|Record]] |language=Portuguese |date=10 June 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>

Kökçü made his debut for Benfica in the [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]], starting in a [[2023 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|2–0]] win over [[O Clássico|rivals]] [[FC Porto]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=9 August 2023 |title=Benfica 2-0 FC Porto: A Musa que faltava a Schmidt para ganhar a Supertaça |trans-title=Benfica 2-0 FC Porto: The Musa that Schmidt lacked to win the Supercup |url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/supertaca/artigos/di-magia-e-inspiracao-benfica-vence-fc-porto-e-conquista-supertaca |access-date=17 September 2023 |website=SAPO Desporto |language=pt-pt}}</ref> He scored his first goal on 2 September, netting Benfica's third goal in a 4–0 home win over [[Vitória S.C.|Vitória de Guimarães]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bolanarede.pt/especial-bola-na-rede/ultima-hora/kokcu-estreia-se-a-marcar-pelo-sl-benfica-com-fantastico-golo/|title=Kokçu estreia-se a marcar pelo SL Benfica com fantástico golo|publisher=Bola na Rede|language=pt|date=2 September 2023|access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> Kökçü made his [[UEFA Champions League]] debut on 20 September, starting in a 2–0 home loss to [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Delgado |first=André |date=20 September 2023 |title=Entrada em falso do Benfica na Champions face à derrota frente ao Salzburgo |trans-title=Benfica's false entry into the Champions League following the defeat against Salzburg |url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/liga-dos-campeoes/artigos/entrada-em-falso-do-benfica-na-champions-face-a-derrota-frente-ao-salzburgo |access-date= |website=SAPO Desporto |language=pt-pt}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sporx.com/hollandanin-10-numarasi-bir-turk-SXHBQ406059SXQ|title=Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol|first=|last=Sporx|date=9 September 2014|website=Sporx}}</ref> He was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the [[Netherlands national under-18 football team|Netherlands U18]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185190/speler/24446|title=OnsOranje|website=www.onsoranje.nl}}</ref> and [[Netherlands national under-19 football team|Netherlands U19]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185189/speler/25281|title=OnsOranje|website=www.onsoranje.nl}}</ref>
Kökçü was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the [[Netherlands national under-18 football team|Netherlands U18]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185190/speler/24446|title=OnsOranje|website=www.onsoranje.nl}}</ref> and [[Netherlands national under-19 football team|Netherlands U19]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185189/speler/25281|title=OnsOranje|website=www.onsoranje.nl}}</ref> In July 2019 Kökçü announced the intent to play for the Turkey national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kökçü opts for Turkey over Netherlands |url=https://www.football-oranje.com/kokcu-opts-for-turkey-over-netherlands/ |website=Football Oranje |access-date=7 August 2019 |date=21 July 2019}}</ref> He represented the [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U21]]s in a 3–2 [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]] loss to the [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]s on 6 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/06/europe/uefa-u21-championship/turkey-under-21/england-under-21/2978844/?ICID=HP_MS_47_10|title=Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}</ref>


He made his [[Turkey national football team|Turkey national team]] debut on 6 September 2020 in a [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B|Nations League]] game against [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]], he started the game and played the first hour of the 0–0 away draw.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[UEFA]]|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2029998/|title=Serbia v Turkey game report|date=6 September 2020}}</ref>
In July 2019 Orkun Kökçü announced an intent to play for the Turkish national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kökçü opts for Turkey over Netherlands |url=https://www.football-oranje.com/kokcu-opts-for-turkey-over-netherlands/ |website=Football Oranje |accessdate=7 August 2019 |date=21 July 2019}}</ref> He represented the [[Turkey national under-21 football team|Turkey U21]]s in a 3-2 [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]] loss to the [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]]s on 6 September 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/06/europe/uefa-u21-championship/turkey-under-21/england-under-21/2978844/?ICID=HP_MS_47_10|title=Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway|website=ca.soccerway.com}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish descent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sporx.com/hollandanin-10-numarasi-bir-turk-SXHBQ406059SXQ|title=Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol|last=Sporx|date=9 September 2014|website=Sporx}}</ref> He is the younger brother of the professional footballer [[Ozan Kökçü]]. He is a lifelong fan of [[Beşiktaş J.K.| Beşiktaş]] and in the future he wants to play for the club he's been supporting since childhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ortacizgi.com/orkun-kokcuden-flas-besiktas-aciklamasi|title=Orkun Kökçü'den flaş Beşiktaş açıklaması! - Orta Çizgi - Beşiktaş Haberleri &#124; Beşiktaş Transfer Haberleri}}</ref>
Kökçü is the younger brother of the professional footballer [[Ozan Kökcü]], who plays for [[Giresunspor]] and is a youth international for Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=332284|title=‘Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul’|date=29 June 2018|website=Voetbalzone}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played 11 August 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|orkun-kokcu/506333}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[KNVB Cup]], [[Taça de Portugal]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Taça da Liga]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Feyenoord]]
|[[2018–19 Feyenoord season|2018–19]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|11||3||1||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||4
|-
|[[2019–20 Feyenoord season|2019–20]]{{efn|Season curtailed due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands]]}}
|Eredivisie
|22||2||4||0||colspan="2"|—||9{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||35||3
|-
|[[2020–21 Feyenoord season|2020–21]]
|Eredivisie
|22||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs}}||0||31||4
|-
|[[2021–22 Feyenoord season|2021–22]]
|Eredivisie
|32||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||18{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}}||2||colspan="2"|—||51||9
|-
|[[2022–23 Feyenoord season|2022–23]]
|Eredivisie
|32||8||4||1||colspan="2"|—||10{{efn|name=UEL}}||3||colspan="2"|—||46||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!119!!23!!11!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!43!!7!!2!!0!!175!!32
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]]
|[[2023–24 S.L. Benfica season|2023–24]]
|[[Primeira Liga]]
|27||7||4||0||2||0||9{{Efn|Five appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], four appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]}}||0||43||7
|-
|[[2024–25 S.L. Benfica season|2024–25]]
|Primeira Liga
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!28!!7!!4!!0!!2!!0!!9!!0!!1!!0!!44!!7
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!147!!30!!15!!2!!2!!0!!52!!7!!3!!0!!219!!39
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played 2 July 2024}}<ref name="EUFoot">{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=31010|title=Orkun Kökçü|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=16 November 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan=5|[[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]
|2020||2||0
|-
|2021||11||1
|-
|2022||5||0
|-
|2023||6||1
|-
|2024||8||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total||32||2
|}

''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.''<ref name="EUFoot"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
|16 November 2021||[[Podgorica City Stadium]], [[Podgorica]], Montenegro||align=center|13||{{fb|MNE}}||align=center|'''2'''–1||align=center|2–1||[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|2
|25 March 2023||[[Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia||align=center|19||{{fb|ARM}}||align=center|'''1'''–1||align=center|2–1||[[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group D|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|}


==Honours==
==Honours==
'''Feyenoord'''
'''Feyenoord'''
* [[Eredivisie]]: [[2022–23 Eredivisie|2022–23]]<ref name="2023Champions"/>
*[[Johan Cruyff Shield]]: [[2018 Johan Cruyff Shield|2018]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/04/netherlands/super-cup/psv-nv/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2785610/?ICID=PL_MS_01|title=Soccerway Match Report|publisher=''[[Soccerway]]''|date=4 August 2018|accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref>
* [[Johan Cruyff Shield]]: [[2018 Johan Cruyff Shield|2018]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/08/04/netherlands/super-cup/psv-nv/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/2785610/?ICID=PL_MS_01|title=Soccerway Match Report|publisher=Soccerway|date=4 August 2018|access-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] runner-up: [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|2021–22]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/news/0275-153b4c3b58ce-9dd2bc95bfd0-1000/|first=Sam|last=Honeyman|title=Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 May 2022 |access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref>

'''Benfica'''
* [[Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira]]: [[2023 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaza |first=Marco |date=9 August 2023 |title=Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça |url=https://www.publico.pt/2023/08/09/desporto/cronica_de_jogo/benfica-vence-fc-porto-conquista-supertaca-2059795 |access-date=9 August 2023 |website=Público |language=pt}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* Eredivisie Player of the Year: [[2022–23 Eredivisie|2022–23]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2023 |title=Orkun Kökcü, Fenna Kalma, Xavi Simons and Esmee Brugts are the big winners of the Eredivisie Awards |url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/orkun-kokcu-fenna-kalma-xavi-simons-and-esmee-brugts-are-the-big-winners-of-the-eredivisie-awards/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref>
* Eredivisie Talent of the Month: [[2019–20 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|December 2019]],<ref name="EPOMDec19">{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/oussama-idrissi-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month|title=Oussama Idrissi named as eredivisie player of the month|date=17 January 2020|publisher=Eredivisie|access-date=31 January 2020|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530150122/https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/oussama-idrissi-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2020–21 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|March 2021]]<ref name="EPOMMar21">{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.nl/nl-nl/uitgelicht/gravenberch-uitgeroepen-tot-eredivisiespeler-van-de-maand|title=Gravenberch uitgeroepen tot eredivisiespeler van de maand|date=2 April 2021|access-date=2 April 2021|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref>
* [[Eredivisie Player of the Month]]: [[2021–22 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|January 2022]],<ref name="EPOMJan22">{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/az-breaks-through-the-ajax-stronghold-in-the-eredivisie-team-of-the-month/|title=AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month|date=28 January 2022|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> February 2022<ref name="EPOMFeb22">{{cite news|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/ajax-provides-most-players-for-the-team-of-the-month-february/|title=Ajax provides most players for team of the month February|date=4 March 2022|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref>
* Eredivisie Team of the Month: [[2021–22 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|August 2021]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/eredivisie-player-of-the-month-august/|title=Bruma named Eredivisie player of the month, Ali Akman receives first official Johan Cruyff talent of the mont award and XI of the month|date=10 September 2021|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> December 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/ajax-still-provides-most-players-for-the-team-of-the-month/|title=Ajax still provides most players for team of the month|date=14 January 2022|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> January 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/az-breaks-through-the-ajax-stronghold-in-the-eredivisie-team-of-the-month/|title=AZ breaks through the Ajax stronghold in the Eredivisie team of the month|date=28 January 2022|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> [[2021–22 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|February 2022]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/ajax-provides-most-players-for-the-team-of-the-month-february/|title=Ajax provides most players for team of the month February|date=4 March 2022|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> April 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/8-clubs-provide-players-for-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-in-april/|title=8 clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month in April|date=6 May 2022|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> [[2022–23 Eredivisie#Monthly awards|September 2022]], October 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2022 |title=Cody Gakpo is the Eredivisie Player of the Month for the second month running |url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/cody-gakpo-is-the-eredivisie-player-of-the-month-for-the-second-month-running/ |access-date=9 November 2022 |publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> November 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2022 |title=Taylor Booth named as Eredivisie Player of the Month for November |url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/taylor-booth-named-as-eredivisie-player-of-the-month-for-november/ |access-date=30 November 2022 |publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> March 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eredivisie.nl/nieuws/sparta-en-az-domineren-eredivisie-elftal-van-de-maand-in-maart/|title=Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march|date=31 March 2023|access-date=8 April 2023|publisher=Eredivisie}}</ref> April 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Eight clubs represent the Eredivisie Team of the Month for April |url=https://eredivisie.eu/news/eight-clubs-represent-the-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-for-april/ |publisher=Eredivisie |access-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601204520/https://eredivisie.eu/news/eight-clubs-represent-the-eredivisie-team-of-the-month-for-april/ |archive-date=1 June 2023 |date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
*[[Primeira Liga]] Goal of the Month: [[2023–24 Primeira Liga#Monthly award|September 2023]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2023 |title=Kökcü garante prémio Golo do Mês na Liga Portugal Betclic |trans-title=Kökcü guarantees Goal of the Month award in Liga Portugal Betclic |url=http://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/epocas/20232024/noticias/geral/premios/liga-portugal-betclic/setembro/koekcue-garante-premio-golo-do-mes-na-liga-portugal-betclic/ |access-date= |publisher=Liga Portugal |language=pt}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [https://www.slbenfica.pt/en-us/futebol/plantel-principal/kokcu Profile] at the S.L. Benfica website
* {{Soccerway|orkun-kokcu/506333}}
* {{TFF player}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|orkun-koekcue}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* [https://www.feyenoordacademy.nl/teams/onder-15/speler/orkun-kokcu Feyenoord Academy Profile]


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Revision as of 04:21, 21 August 2024

Orkun Kökçü
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benfica
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)
2018–2023 Feyenoord 119 (23)
2023– Benfica 28 (7)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (2)
2019 Turkey U21 2 (0)
2020– Turkey 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:44, 11 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 2 July 2024 (UTC)

Orkun Kökçü (Turkish pronunciation: [oɾˈkun ˈkœktʃy]; born 29 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Benfica. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Club career

Feyenoord

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]

Benfica

On 10 June 2023, Kökçü joined Benfica on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €25 million, plus €5 million in variables.[11] The sum represented a record signing for the Portuguese club and the league surpassing Darwin Núñez transfer from Almería to Benfica in 2020 for transfer fee of €24 million and a club record sale for Feyenoord becoming the club's biggest sale since Kökçu's former Feyenoord teammate Luis Sinisterra's transfer to Leeds United in 2022 for a fee of €25 million.[12]

Kökçü made his debut for Benfica in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, starting in a 2–0 win over rivals FC Porto.[13] He scored his first goal on 2 September, netting Benfica's third goal in a 4–0 home win over Vitória de Guimarães.[14] Kökçü made his UEFA Champions League debut on 20 September, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Red Bull Salzburg.[15]

International career

Kökçü was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s,[16] and Netherlands U19s.[17] In July 2019 Kökçü announced the intent to play for the Turkey national team.[18] 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.[19]

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.[20]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish descent.[21] 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.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 August 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Feyenoord 2018–19 Eredivisie 11 3 1 1 — 0 0 — 12 4
2019–20[c] Eredivisie 22 2 4 0 — 9[d] 1 — 35 3
2020–21 Eredivisie 22 3 1 0 — 6[d] 1 2[e] 0 31 4
2021–22 Eredivisie 32 7 1 0 — 18[f] 2 — 51 9
2022–23 Eredivisie 32 8 4 1 — 10[d] 3 — 46 12
Total 119 23 11 2 — 43 7 2 0 175 32
Benfica 2023–24 Primeira Liga 27 7 4 0 2 0 9[g] 0 1[h] 0 43 7
2024–25 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 28 7 4 0 2 0 9 0 1 0 44 7
Career total 147 30 15 2 2 0 52 7 3 0 219 39
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

International

As of match played 2 July 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2020 2 0
2021 11 1
2022 5 0
2023 6 1
2024 8 0
Total 32 2

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[24]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 2021 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro 13  Montenegro 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 25 March 2023 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 19  Armenia 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Feyenoord

Benfica

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu". Football Oranje. 8 August 2018.
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  11. ^ "Kökcü é reforço do Benfica!" [Kökcü signs with Benfica!] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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