Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu (born 21 October 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
![]() Aktürkoğlu with Galatasaray in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu | ||
Date of birth | (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | İzmit, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Gölcükspor | ||
2013–2014 | Hisareynspor | ||
2014–2015 | Başakşehir | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Başakşehir | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | →Bodrumspor (loan) | 27 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Karacabey | 34 | (3) |
2019–2020 | 24 Erzincanspor | 30 | (20) |
2020– | Galatasaray | 73 | (18) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Turkey U18 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (1) |
2021– | Turkey | 13 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 |
Aktürkoğlu began his career with Başakşehir's youth academy, and was loaned to Bodrumspor. He then spent various seasons in the amateur TFF First League, before breaking out with Erzincanspor in the 2019–20 season scoring 20 goals in 34 games.
Aktürkoğlu transferred to Galatasaray on 2 September 2020.[1] He made his professional debut with Galatasaray in a 1–1 Süper Lig tie with Kayserispor on 23 November 2020.[2]
On 16 August 2021, Aktürkoğlu was involved in a physical altercation with teammate Marcão during a game against Giresunspor.[3]
Aktürkoğlu made his debut for Turkey national team on 27 May 2021 in a friendly against Azerbaijan[4]
Club | Season | League | Turkish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bodrumspor (loan) | 2016–17 | TFF Third League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||
Karacabey Belediyespor | 2018–19 | TFF Third League | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||
24 Erzincanspor | 2019–20 | TFF Third League | 30 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 20 | ||
Galatasaray | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | |
2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | — | 48 | 12 | ||
Total | 60 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | — | 77 | 18 | |||
Career total | 151 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 45 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 2021 | 8 | 3 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2021 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 5 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 13 November 2021 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 7 | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 16 November 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 8 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Galatasaray S.K. – current squad | |
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Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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