Samet Akaydin
![]() Akaydin with Adana Demirspor in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) | ||
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
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
Akaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor where he had successful seasons and selected to the national team.
Fenerbahçe
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)
On 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.[2]
International career
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
Club
- 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
- 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
Fenerbahçe
- Turkish Cup: 2022–23[8]
Panathinaikos
References
- ^ "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
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