Berkay Vardar (14 January 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays at Süper Lig side Beşiktaş.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Berkay Vardar | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2021 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Beşiktaş | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Azerbaijan U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021 | Azerbaijan U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Vardar made his senior debut in match week 2 of Group C at 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, against Ajax as a substitute player, replacing Umut Meraş on 73rd minute, ended 2–0 for Ajax, on 28 September 2021.[3] On 22 April 2022, Vardar signed his first professional contract with Beşiktaş until 2025.[4]
Vardar was born in Istanbul, Turkey to Albanian father from Kumanovo and Azerbaijani mother.[5] He was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either Azerbaijan, North Macedonia or Turkey. From 2019, until 2021, Vardar has been part of Azerbaijan at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played six matches and scored two goals.[5] On 16 September 2022, he received a call-up from Turkey U21 for the friendly match against Georgia U21,[6] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Ömer Faruk Beyaz.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2021–22[9] | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23[10] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Beşiktaş J.K. – current squad | |
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