Alper Potuk
Alper Potuk (born 8 April 1991) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger of Macedonian First Football League club Gostivar.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alper Potuk[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bolvadin, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gostivar | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Çifteler | ||
| 2005–2009 | Eskişehirspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Eskişehirspor | 106 | (5) |
| 2013–2020 | Fenerbahçe | 152 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | Ankaragücü | 24 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Çaykur Rizespor | 52 | (1) |
| 2023– | Gostivar | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Turkey U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Turkey U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2012 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012– | Turkey | 17 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2018 | |||
Early life
Potuk was born in Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar Province, on 8 April,1991. He began playing football with friends in the street, receiving a strong backing from his family, especially his father and brother; his brother would give him a ride to watch Afyonkarahisarspor training sessions. Potuk's family relocated to Eskişehir because of his father's job.
Career
Eskişehirspor
Çiftelerspor signed the youngster in 2002, and he competed in their youth teams for three years. In a match against Eskişehirspor, Potuk scored his team's lone goal in a 1–4 loss, impressing the Eskişehirspor coaches. Potuk started his career in the city of Eskişehir, joining Çiftelerspor in 2002, before moving on to Eskişehirspor in 2005. He made his professional debut on 29 May 2009 against Gaziantepspor. In the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone.
Fenerbahçe
On 22 May, 2013, Alper completed a move to Fenerbahçe in five-year contract.[3] The transfer involved Henri Bienvenu moving in the opposite direction, to Eskişehirspor, while Fenerbahçe also paid €6.25 million. According to the reports, a journalist interviewed with Alper in National Team Camp and He talked about his transfer rumor. He promised to Fenerbahçe for transfer. "Before the negotiate contract Fenerbahçe's Boss Aziz Yıldırım called me and they wanted to see me at Fenerbahçe. Also they will transfer great names and Fenerbahçe's squad will be more greater" said Alper. In addition to his conversation he said he is a fan of Fenerbahçe and if Fenerbahçe's managers will deal with Eskişehirspor, he will sign to Fenerbahçe. Then transfer completed after that. He said "I promised only Fenerbahçe. So I dealt with Fenerbahçe 15 days ago."[4] On 31 August 2013, he scored his debut goal for the club in a Süper Lig match against Sivasspor.[5]
International career
Potuk represented his country's U19, U20, and U21 teams. He played his first match for Turkey in a friendly game against Slovakia at Bursa Atatürk Stadium on 29 February, 2012. He subsequently represented Turkey in 2014 World Cup qualifying, playing his first qualifier against Andorra on 22 March 2013.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eskişehirspor | 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Total | 106 | 5 | 16 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 126 | 6 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2013–14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | 45 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 152 | 12 | 27 | 3 | — | 34 | 2 | 213 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 258 | 17 | 43 | 3 | — | 38 | 3 | 339 | 23 | ||
International
- As of match played 28 March 2018
| Turkey national team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 1 | ||||
Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 May 2014 | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, Mitrovica, Kosovo |  Kosovo | 6–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
References
- "Alper Potuk". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Alper Potuk'un yeni adresi Gostivar" (in Turkish). fotospor.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "ALPER İMZAYI ATTI!" (in Turkish). ntvspor.net. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "Tek sözüm Yıldırım'a" (in Turkish). haberturk.com. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "Fenerbahçe 5–0 Sivasspor" (in Turkish). fenerbahce.org. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- "Andorra 0–2 Turkey". fifa.com. 22 March 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
External links
- Alper Potuk at the Turkish Football Federation
- Alper Potuk – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alper Potuk – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Alper Potuk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alper Potuk at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)