Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü (born 29 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch Club Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü represents Turkey internationally.

Orkun Kökçü
Personal information
Full name Orkun Kökçü
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club 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 33 (5)
National team‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U18 5 (2)
2018–2019 Netherlands U19 7 (2)
2019– Turkey U21 2 (0)
2020– Turkey 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2020

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] On 26 June 2020, Kökçü reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another 2 years, agreeing to a deal until the end of the 2024/25 season.[7]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish descent.[8] He was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s,[9] and Netherlands U19s.[10]

In July 2019 Orkun Kökçü announced an intent to play for the Turkish national team.[11] 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.[12]

He made his Turkey national football team debut on 6 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Serbia, he started the game and played the first hour of the 0–0 away draw.[13]

Personal life

Kökçü is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökcü, who plays for Sabah FC and is a youth international for Azerbaijan.[14]

Honours

Feyenoord

Career statistics
As of match played 8 March 2020[16]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2018–19 Eredivisie 1131100144
2019–20[lower-alpha 1] 2224091353
Total 3335191497
Career total 3335191497
  1. Season aborted due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands.

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. "Principeakkoord: nieuw contract bindt Kökcü tot 2025 aan Feyenoord". www.feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 26 June 2020.
  8. Sporx (9 September 2014). "Hollanda'nin 10 numarasi bir TURK - Futbol". Sporx.
  9. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  10. "OnsOranje". www.onsoranje.nl.
  11. "Kökçü opts for Turkey over Netherlands". Football Oranje. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  12. "Turkey U21 vs. England U21 - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  13. "Serbia v Turkey game report". UEFA. 6 September 2020.
  14. "'Feyenoord dreigt talent kwijt te raken na interesse uit Istanbul'". Voetbalzone. 29 June 2018.
  15. "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  16. Orkun Kökçü at Soccerway
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