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Orkun Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Orkun Kökçü
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) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Feyenoord
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2011 Stormvogels
2011–2014 Groningen
2014–2018 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Feyenoord 11 (3)
International career
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (2)
2019- Turkey 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2019

Orkun Kökçü (born 29 December 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch club Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.

Professional career

A youth product of FC Groningen, Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014.[2] 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.[3] He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018,[4] and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.[5] On 10 April 2019, Kökçü extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023.[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish descent.[7] He was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s,[8] and Netherlands U19s.[9]

On 20 July 2019 Orkun Kökçü decided to play for the Turkish national team.

Personal life

Kökçü is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökcü, who plays for Giresunspor and is a youth international for Azerbaijan.[10]

Honours

Feyenoord

References

  1. ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
  2. ^ "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu". Football Oranje. 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Kökcü geeft visitekaartje af bij Feyenoord-debuut: 'Ongelooflijk trots'". www.vi.nl.
  4. ^ "Emmen vs. Feyenoord - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
  6. ^ "Kökcü na tekenmoment: 'Nu hoop ik op meer'". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch).
  7. ^ Sporx (9 September 2014). "Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol". Sporx.
  8. ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  9. ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  10. ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)