Orkun Kökçü
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Orkun Kökçü | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 2001 | ||
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– | Feyenoord | 11 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 7 | (2) |
2019– | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2019 |
Orkun Kökçü (Turkish: Orkun Kökçü; born 29 December 2000) is a Dutch-born 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]
In July 2019 Orkun Kökçü announced an intent to play for the Turkish national team.[10] 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.[11]
Personal life
Kökçü is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökcü, who plays for Giresunspor and is a youth international for Azerbaijan.[12]
Honours
Feyenoord
References
- ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
- ^ "The 50 Eredivisie U21 Stars To Watch 2018/19: Orkun Kokcu". Football Oranje. 8 August 2018.
- ^ "Kökcü geeft visitekaartje af bij Feyenoord-debuut: 'Ongelooflijk trots'". www.vi.nl.
- ^ "Emmen vs. Feyenoord - 9 December 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
- ^ "Kökcü na tekenmoment: 'Nu hoop ik op meer'". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ Sporx (9 September 2014). "Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol". Sporx.
- ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
- ^ "Kökçü opts for Turkey over Netherlands". Football Oranje. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
- Orkun Kökçü at Soccerway
- Orkun Kökçü at WorldFootball.net
- Feyenoord Academy Profile
- Living people
- 2000 births
- People from Haarlem
- Association football midfielders
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey youth international footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Turkish people of Azerbaijani descent
- Dutch people of Turkish descent
- Dutch people of Azerbaijani descent
- Feyenoord players
- Eredivisie players
- Dutch football midfielder stubs