Samet Akaydin (born 13 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.

Samet Akaydin
Akaydin with Adana Demirspor in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Fenerbahçe
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2009 İdmanocağı
2009–2010 Trabzonspor
2010–2011 İdmanocağı
2011–2013 Boluspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Arsinspor 4 (0)
2014–2018 Sancaktepe 131 (9)
2018–2019 Şanlıurfaspor 34 (3)
2019–2021 Ankara Keçiörengücü 49 (4)
2021–2023 Adana Demirspor 55 (4)
2023– Fenerbahçe 30 (1)
2024Panathinaikos (loan) 12 (0)
International career
2022– Turkey 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Akaydin began his youth career with Black Sea Region-based clubs Trabzon İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor, Boluspor and started his professional career with hometown club Arsinspor. He played four seasons with Istanbul-based club Sancaktepe, one season with Şanlıurfaspor, one and a half seasons with Ankara Keçiörengücü.

Adana Demirspor

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Akaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor where he had successful seasons and selected to the national team. He made 49 Süper Lig (with 4 goals) and TFF First League appearances with the team and also made three Turkish cup apperarances and one goal.

Fenerbahçe

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On 4 December 2023, Akaydin signed Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2026–27 season.[1] He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–1 away game win over Gaziantep FK on 15 January 2023.

On 9 March 2023, he made his continental debut in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match against Sevilla.[2]

On 10 November 2024, he scored his first goal with the team against Sivasspor.[3]

Panathinaikos (loan)

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On 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.[4]

International career

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Akaydin debuted with the Turkey national team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[5]

Akaydin was selected to represent his nation at the UEFA Euro 2024.[6] Notably, he scored an own goal past Altay Bayındır from outside the box in the nation's 3–0 loss to Portugal during the group stage.[7] On 6 July, he scored his first international goal, by opening the score in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the competition.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 23 November 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsinspor 2013–14 TFF Third League 4 0 0 0 4 0
Sancaktepe 2014–15 TFF Third League 33 3 1 0 34 3
2015–16 TFF Third League 34 4 1 0 35 4
2016–17 TFF Third League 32 0 7 0 39 0
2017–18 TFF Second League 32 2 0 0 32 2
Total 131 9 9 0 0 0 140 9
Şanlıurfaspor 2018–19 TFF Second League 34 3 0 0 34 3
Ankara Keçiörengücü 2019–20 TFF First League 33 3 0 0 33 3
2020–21 TFF First League 16 1 0 0 16 1
Total 49 4 0 0 0 0 49 4
Adana Demirspor 2020–21 TFF First League 6 0 0 0 6 0
2021–22 Süper Lig 33 2 2 1 35 3
2022–23 Süper Lig 16 2 1 0 17 2
Total 55 4 3 1 0 0 58 5
Fenerbahçe 2022–23 Süper Lig 17 0 4 0 2[b] 0 23 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 10 0 0 0 1[c] 0 11 0
2024–25 Süper Lig 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Total 30 1 4 0 3 0 37 1
Panathinaikos (loan) 2023–24 Super League Greece 12 0 3 0 15 0
Career total 287 21 19 1 3 0 309 22
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup and Greek Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2022 1 0
2023 3 0
2024 8 1
Total 12 1
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akaydin goal.
List of international goals scored by Samet Akaydin
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 July 2024 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany 10   Netherlands 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

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Sancaktepe

Adanademirspor

Fenerbahçe

Panathinaikos

References

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  1. ^ "Ailemize hoş geldin Samet Akaydın". 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Sevilla 2-0 Fenerbahçe". 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahçe 4-0 Net Global Sivasspor". 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Σαμέτ Ακαϊντίν" (in Greek). Panathinaikos F.C. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!". 19 November 2022.
  6. ^ "A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" [EURO 2024 Candidate Squad of Our National Team Announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ Tobin, Sam (23 June 2024). "Portugal coast into Euro 2024 last-16 with 3-0 victory over Turkey". Reuters. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Netherlands 2–1 Türkiye". UEFA. 6 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Samet Akaydın". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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