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Orkun Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Orkun Kökçü
Date of birth (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22)
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

  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. ^ "Kökçü opts for Turkey over Netherlands". Football Oranje. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.