Samet Akaydin (born 13 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
 Akaydin with Adana Demirspor in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Turkey | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAkaydin 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, one and a half seasons with Ankara Keçiörengücü.
Adana Demirspor
editAkaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor where he had successful seasons and selected to the national team. He made 49 Süper Lig (with 4 goals) and TFF First League appearances with the team and also made three Turkish cup apperarances and one goal.
Fenerbahçe
editOn 4 December 2023, Akaydin signed Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2026–27 season.[1] He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–1 away game win over Gaziantep FK on 15 January 2023.
On 9 March 2023, he made his continental debut in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match against Sevilla.[2]
On 10 November 2024, he scored his first goal with the team against Sivasspor.[3]
Panathinaikos (loan)
editOn 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.[4]
International career
editAkaydin debuted with the Turkey national team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[5]
Akaydin was selected to represent his nation at the UEFA Euro 2024.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 28 November 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | TFF Third League | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | TFF Third League | 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 | TFF First League | 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 | Süper Lig | 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 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 287 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Greek Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 July 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 10 |  Netherlands |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
Honours
editSancaktepe
- TFF Third League: 2016–17
Adanademirspor
Fenerbahçe
Panathinaikos
References
edit- ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Samet Akaydın". 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Sevilla 2-0 Fenerbahçe". 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe 4-0 Net Global Sivasspor". 10 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tobin, Sam (23 June 2024). "Portugal coast into Euro 2024 last-16 with 3-0 victory over Turkey". Reuters. Retrieved 4 September 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
