Samet Akaydin
![]() Akaydin with Adana Demirspor in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | İdmanocağı | ||
2009–2010 | Trabzonspor | ||
2010–2011 | İdmanocağı | ||
2011–2013 | Boluspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Arsinspor | 4 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Sancaktepe | 131 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Şanlıurfaspor | 34 | (3) |
2019–2021 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 49 | (4) |
2021–2023 | Adana Demirspor | 55 | (4) |
2023– | Fenerbahçe | 27 | (0) |
2024 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Turkey | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:08, 6 July 2024 (UTC) |
Samet Akaydin (born 13 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
Club career
[edit]Akaydin began his youth career with Black Sea Region-based clubs Trabzon İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor, Boluspor and started his professional career with hometown club Arsinspor. He played four seasons with Istanbul-based club Sancaktepe, one season with Şanlıurfaspor, and 1+1⁄2 seasons with Ankara Keçiörengücü.
Adana Demirspor
[edit]Akaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor where he had successful seasons and selected to the national team.
Fenerbahçe
[edit]On 4 December 2023, Akaydin signed Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe for 3+1⁄2 years.[1] He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–1 away game win over Gaziantep FK on 15 January 2023.
Panathinaikos (loan)
[edit]On 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.[2]
International career
[edit]Akaydin debuted with the Turkey national team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[3]
Akaydin was selected to represent his nation at Euro 2024.[4] Notably, he scored an own goal past Altay Bayındır from outside the box in the nation's 3–0 loss to Portugal during the group stage.[5] On 6 July, he scored his first international goal, by opening the score in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the competition.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 9 December 2023[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsinspor | 2013–14 | TFF Third League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Sancaktepe | 2014–15 | TFF Third League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
2015–16 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | TFF Second League | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
Total | 131 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 9 | ||
Şanlıurfaspor | 2018–19 | TFF Second League | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
2020–21 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
Adana Demirspor | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
Total | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Panathinaikos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 272 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 291 | 21 |
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Greek Football Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 6 July 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akaydin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 July 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 10 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
Honours
[edit]Fenerbahçe
Panathinaikos
References
[edit]- ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Samet Akaydın". 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Σαμέτ Ακαϊντίν" (in Greek). Panathinaikos F.C. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!". 19 November 2022.
- ^ "A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" [EURO 2024 Candidate Squad of Our National Team Announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Portugal coast into Euro 2024 last-16 with 3-0 victory over Turkey". Reuters. 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Netherlands 2–1 Türkiye". UEFA. 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Samet Akaydın". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links
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- Samet Akaydin at the Turkish Football Federation
- Samet Akaydin at Soccerway
- Samet Akaydin at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Trabzon
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Boluspor footballers
- Arsinspor footballers
- Şanlıurfaspor footballers
- Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers
- Adana Demirspor footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Panathinaikos F.C. players
- Süper Lig players
- TFF First League players
- TFF Second League players
- TFF Third League players
- Super League Greece players
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- UEFA Euro 2024 players