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Orkun Kökçü (born 29 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch club Feyenoord whom he captains 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 (age 21)
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Feyenoord
Number	10
Youth career
2007–2009	Olympia Haarlem
2009–2010	EDO
2010–2011	Stormvogels
2011–2014	Groningen
2014–2018	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Feyenoord	101	(19)
National team‡
2017–2018	Netherlands U18	5	(2)
2018–2019	Netherlands U19	7	(2)
2019	Turkey U21	2	(0)
2020–	Turkey	17	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24:43, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:00, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career

A youth product of FC Groningen, where he arrived after having played for local clubs around his hometown Haarlem,[2] Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014.[3] 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.[4] He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018,[5] and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute.[6] On 10 April 2019, he extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023.[7] On 26 June 2020, he reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another two years, a deal to the end of the 2024–25 season.[8]

Following Jens Toornstra's departure, Feyenoord head coach Arne Slot chose Kökçü as his club captain on 2 September 2022.[9]

International career

Kökçü was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s,[10] and Netherlands U19s.[11] In July 2019 Kökçü announced the intent to play for the Turkish national team.[12] 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.[13]

He made his Turkey national 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.[14]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish and Azerbaijani descent.[15] He is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökçü. He is a lifelong fan of Beşiktaş and in the future he wants to play for the club he's been supporting since childhood.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2022[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Feyenoord	2018–19	Eredivisie	11	3	1	1	0	0	—		12	4
	2019–20[lower-alpha 1]		22	2	4	0	9	1	—		35	3
	2020–21		22	3	1	0	6	1	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	31	4
	2021–22		32	7	1	0	18	2	—		51	9
Career total			87	15	7	1	33	4	2	0	129	20

International

As of match played 11 June 2022

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2020	2	0
	2021	11	1
	2022	3	0
Total		16	1

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 November 2021	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	13	Montenegro	2–1	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Feyenoord

• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2018[18]
• UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22[19]

References

External links

• Career stats - Voetbal International
• Orkun Kökçü at Soccerway
• Orkun Kökçü at WorldFootball.net
• Orkun Kökçü at the Turkish Football Federation

На других языках

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[de] Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü (* 29. Dezember 2000 in Haarlem) ist ein niederländisch-türkischer Fußballspieler. Er steht seit Beginn seiner Profikarriere bei Feyenoord Rotterdam unter Vertrag und ist türkischer A-Nationalspieler. Er ist auch ein mehrfach ausgezeichneter Fußballspieler der niederländischen Profifußball-Liga Eredivisie.

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- [en] Orkun Kökçü

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[es] Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü (Haarlem, 29 de diciembre de 2000) es un futbolista neerlandés, nacionalizado turco, que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el Feyenoord de la Eredivisie.

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[fr] Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü, né le 29 décembre 2000 à Haarlem (Pays-Bas), est un footballeur international turc qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain au Feyenoord Rotterdam.

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[it] Orkun Kökçü

Orkun Kökçü (Haarlem, 29 dicembre 2000) è un calciatore olandese naturalizzato turco, centrocampista del Feyenoord e della nazionale turca.

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[ru] Кёкчю, Оркун

Оркун Кёкчю (тур. и нидерл. Orkun Kökçü; родился 29 декабря 2000 года, Харлем) — турецкий и нидерландский футболист, полузащитник нидерландского клуба «Фейеноорд» и сборной Турции.

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