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Okay Yokuşlu (Turkish pronunciation: [okaj jokuʃɫu], born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for West Bromwich Albion and the Turkey national team.

Okay Yokuşlu

Yokuşlu with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Okay Yokuşlu[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	West Bromwich Albion
Number	35
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)
2018–2022	Celta	75	(2)
2021	→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)	16	(0)
2022	→ Getafe (loan)	11	(0)
2022–	West Bromwich Albion	14	(1)
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	39	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

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).[3] 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.[4]

On 1 February 2021, Yokuşlu joined English club West Bromwich Albion on loan from RC Celta de Vigo, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[5] Six days later, he made his debut for Albion as a substitute for Romaine Sawyers in a 0–2 away league defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.[6]

On 26 January 2022, Yokuşlu moved to fellow La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June.[7]

On 18 July 2022, Yokuşlu returned to now EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract following his departure from Celta Vigo.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2022 in a 1-0 win against Blackpool.[9]

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.[10] On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the Turkey national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[11] He made his debut as a late sub against Greece in a 0–0 tie.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2021[13][4][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Altay	2009–10	TFF First League	12	2	2	1	—		0	0	14	3
	2010–11	TFF First League	21	2	0	0	—		0	0	21	2
	Total		33	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	35	5
Kayserispor	2011–12	Süper Lig	22	2	2	0	—		0	0	24	2
	2012–13	Süper Lig	24	0	0	0	—		0	0	24	0
	2013–14	Süper Lig	25	1	4	0	—		0	0	29	1
	2014–15	TFF First League	31	4	3	1	—		0	0	34	5
	Total		102	7	9	1	0	0	0	0	111	8
Trabzonspor	2015–16	Süper Lig	27	2	7	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	1	0	0	36	3
	2016–17	Süper Lig	29	2	8	3	—		0	0	37	5
	2017–18	Süper Lig	30	2	3	0	—		0	0	33	2
	Total		86	6	18	3	2	1	0	0	106	10
Celta	2018–19	La Liga	30	2	2	0	—		0	0	32	2
	2019–20	La Liga	26	0	0	0	—		0	0	26	0
	2020–21	La Liga	12	0	2	0	—		0	0	14	0
	Total		68	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	72	2
West Bromwich Albion (loan)	2020–21	Premier League	16	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	0
Career total			305	19	33	5	2	1	0	0	340	25

International

As of match played 7 September 2021[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2015	1	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	6	0
	2018	11	1
	2019	4	0
	2020	5	0
	2021	10	0
Total		39	1

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal.[15]

List of international goals scored by Okay Yokuşlu

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 March 2018	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	2–0	2–2	Friendly

References

External links

• Okay Yokuşlu at the Turkish Football Federation
• Okay Yokuşlu – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Okay Yokuşlu – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile at Eurosport

На других языках

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[de] Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu (* 9. März 1994 in Konak) ist ein türkischer Fußballspieler, der seit Sommer 2022 bei West Bromwich Albion unter Vertrag steht. Sein Cousin Erdi Yokuşlu ist ebenfalls als Profifußballspieler aktiv.[1]

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- [en] Okay Yokuşlu

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[es] Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu (Esmirna, Turquía, 9 de marzo de 1994) es un futbolista turco que juega de centrocampista en el West Bromwich Albion F. C. de la EFL Championship.[2]

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[fr] Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu, né le 9 mars 1994 à Konak en Turquie, est un footballeur international turc qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain à West Bromwich Albion.

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[it] Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu (Smirne, 9 marzo 1994) è un calciatore turco, centrocampista del West Bromwich della nazionale turca.

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[ru] Йокушлу, Окай

Окай Йокушлу (тур. Okay Yokuşlu; 9 марта 1994 года, Измир) — турецкий футболист, полузащитник испанского клуба «Сельта» и сборной Турции, выступающий на правах аренды за «Хетафе».

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