Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu (Turkish pronunciation: [okaj jokuʃɫu], born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion, on loan from Celta de Vigo.

Okay Yokuşlu
Yokuşlu in 2013
Personal information
Full name Okay Yokuşlu[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994
Place of birth Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
(on loan from Celta)
Youth career
2002–2006 Karşıyaka
2006–2010 Altay
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Altay 33 (4)
2011–2015 Kayserispor 102 (7)
2015–2018 Trabzonspor 86 (6)
2018– Celta 66 (2)
2021– → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Turkey U15 6 (3)
2009–2010 Turkey U16 6 (1)
2009–2011 Turkey U17 25 (4)
2011–2013 Turkey U19 10 (2)
2012–2014 Turkey U20 12 (1)
2012–2015 Turkey U21 10 (0)
2015– Turkey 29 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:09, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2020

Club career

On 27 June 2011, at the age of 17, he signed for Kayserispor for a record transfer fee for Altay of TRY 2.3 million (€1 million).[2] He made his Süper Lig debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by Antalyaspor with 1–0 final score, on 16 September 2011.[3]

On 1 February 2021, Yokuşlu joined English club West Bromwich Albion on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[4]

International career

Okay was selected for Turkey's U-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored "a beautifully judged chip over the stranded [goalkeeper] from 25 yards (23 m)" to complete the hosts' 2–1 defeat of Australia and progression to the last 16 of the competition.[5] On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the Turkey national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[6] He made his debut as a late sub against Greece in a 0–0 tie.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 December 2020[8][3][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[10] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altay 2009–10 TFF First League 1222100143
2010–11 TFF First League 2120000212
Total 3342100355
Kayserispor 2011–12 Süper Lig 2222000242
2012–13 Süper Lig 2400000240
2013–14 Süper Lig 2514000291
2014–15 TFF First League 3143100345
Total 102791001118
Trabzonspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 2727021363
2016–17 Süper Lig 2928300375
2017–18 Süper Lig 3023000332
Total 8661832110610
Celta 2018–19 La Liga 3022000322
2019–20 La Liga 2600000260
2020–21 La Liga 1001000110
Total 6623000692
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 0000—00
Career total 287193252131925

International goals
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Okay Yokuşlu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
127 March 2018Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro2–02–2Friendly

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. http://tr.eurosport.com/futbol/turkish-super-lig/2010-2011/okay-kayserisporda_sto2849423/story.shtml
  3. "Futbolcu Bilgi Bankası>> Oyuncular - Futbolcular" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  4. "YOKUŞLU LINKS UP WITH ALBION ON LOAN". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. "Hosts through as Aussies exit". FIFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  6. Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macID=156390
  8. "O. Yokuşlu". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. "Okay Yokuşlu@Mackolik.com" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  10. Includes Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup
  11. "Yokuşlu, Okay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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