Ferdi Kadıoğlu

Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu (born 7 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back or a midfielder for Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig. Born in the Netherlands, Kadıoğlu plays for the Turkey national team.

Ferdi Kadıoğlu
Ferdi Kadıoğlu in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999
Place of birth Arnhem, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fenerbahçe
Number 7
Youth career
ESA Rijkerswoerd
2008–2016 NEC
2018–2019 Fenerbahçe U21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 NEC 61 (11)
2018– Fenerbahçe 118 (10)
International career‡
2015 Netherlands U16 2 (1)
2015–2016 Netherlands U17 13 (2)
2016 Netherlands U18 4 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 15 (6)
2018–2021 Netherlands U21 18 (1)
2022– Turkey 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:50, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
Ferdi Kadıoğlu with Fenerbahçe in 2021

Club career

2016-17

Kadıoğlu spent his early years with NEC. On 28 August 2016, he made his professional debut as a late substitute against AZ Alkmaar in 2-0 away lost. In his first professional year, he scored 4 goals and made 3 assists in 27 (9 in first eleven) Eredivisie matches. Nec finished season in 16th position and relegated to Eerste Divisie after playoff matches. He also played 3 relegation playoff matches.

2017-18

In his second professional year with the team, remained a key part of the squad. He scored 7 goals and made 12 assists in 34 (31 in first eleven) Eerste Divisie matches. Nec finished season in 3rd position but couldnt promoted to Eredivisie after 2 matches against FC Emmen. He also played 3 promotion second round playoff matches.

2018-19

In July 2018, Kadıoğlu signed for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe[3] under Phillip Cocu, famous Dutch football manager of the club at the time. In his first season, he played mostly in Fenerbahçe U21 team and made his debut for the senior squad on December 20, 2018, coming off the bench in a Turkish Cup match against Giresunspor.[4] He also played 11 matches with Fenerbahçe U21 in U21 Ligi.

2019-20

In following season he started to find more time in the senior squad and scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on August 19, 2019 against Gaziantep, netting the final goal in a 5-0 victory.[5]

2020-21

On his third season, after the signing of Erol Bulut, the new football manager for the club, he started to find more time in first team than in his first two seasons and became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.

2021-22

In the subsequent year, with changes in management, first under Vitor Pereira and then İsmail Kartal, he solidified his starter role. Despite his age, he consistently earned and played full 90-minute matches, showcasing his progress.

On March 17, 2022, Fenerbahçe announced to sign a four year contract with Ferdi Kadıoğlu until June 2026.[6]

2022-23

In his fifth season, he emerged as a versatile player for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national football team, occupying multiple positions in the first eleven (mainly LB and RB). Additionally, he earned the title of vice-captain for Fenerbahçe.

He finished the season with 4 goals and 5 assists across all competitions, amassing a total of 4175 minutes of playtime.

2023-24

In his sixth season, he made a very strong start with new coach and team's local legend İsmail Kartal.

International career

Kadıoğlu was born in the Netherlands to a Turkish father and a Canadian mother.[7] He is therefore eligible to represent Turkey, the Netherlands and Canada internationally.[8] He was a youth international for the Netherlands.[9]

In March 2021 Kadıoğlu was named to the Netherlands U-21 squad for that year's UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[10] Later that year on 12 November 2021, Turkey coach Stefan Kuntz revealed that he was expecting Kadıoğlu to make his decision on his international future in March 2022.[11]

On 3 January 2022 his club Fenerbahçe announced that he chose to represent the Turkey national football team.[12][13] He debuted with Turkey in a 4–0 UEFA Nations League win over Faroe Islands on 4 June 2022.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 26 October 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEC 2016–17 Eredivisie 27440—3[lower-alpha 2]0344
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 34751——398
Total 61119100307312
Fenerbahçe 2018–19 Süper Lig 00100010[lower-alpha 3]0110
2019–20 23482—1[lower-alpha 3]0326
2020–21 26140——301
2021–22 282109[lower-alpha 4]1—383
2022–23 3136110[lower-alpha 5]0—474
2023–24 80006[lower-alpha 6]10[lower-alpha 7]0141
Total 1181020325211017415
Career total 1792129325214024726
  1. Includes KNVB Cup and Turkish Cup
  2. Appearances in Beloften Eredivisie
  3. Appearances in U21 Ligi with Fenerbahçe U21
  4. Seven appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League
  5. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  7. Appearances in Turkish Super Cup

International
As of match played 15 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey 202270
202360
Total130

Honours

Fenerbahçe

References
  1. "Ferdi̇ Erenay Kadioğlu". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. "Ferdi Kadıoğlu". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. "Fenerbahce sign Ferdi Kadioglu from NEC". Turkish Football News. 14 July 2021.
  4. "Kadioglu after five months debut for Fenerbahçe in bekerduel". 20 December 2018.
  5. "Fenerbahçe trounce Gazişehir Gaziantep 5-0". 20 August 2019.
  6. Armamızla Uzun Yıllar Yeni Başarılara
  7. "Cookies op gelderlander.nl - gelderlander.nl". www.gelderlander.nl.
  8. "Ferdi Kadıoğlu: Türkiye, Hollanda veya Kanada'yı seçme hakkım var" [Ferdi Kadıoğlu: I have a right to choose Turkey, Netherlands or Canada]. goal.com (in Turkish).
  9. uefa.com. "Under-17 - Ferdi Kadioglu – UEFA.com". UEFA.com.
  10. "Profiled: The Netherlands squad for the U21 European Championships". FootballOranje.com. 17 March 2021.
  11. "Stefan Kuntz'tan Ferdi Kadıoğlu Açıklaması".
  12. "Ferdi Kadıoğlu'nun tercihi resmiyet kazandı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 21 January 2022.
  13. "Ferdi Kadıoğlu'na Türk Milli Takımımızla Sonsuz Başarılar Dileriz" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 3 January 2022.
  14. "Türkiye Faroe Adaları maçı öncesi Stefan Kuntz'tan Ferdi Kadıoğlu yorumu!".
  15. "Ferdi Kadıoğlu". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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