Yekta Kurtuluş (Turkish pronunciation: [jectaː kuɾtuɫuʃ]; born 11 December 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
 Yekta playing for Galatasaray in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yekta Kurtuluş | ||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2004 | İzmirspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | İzmirspor | 71 | (6) |
| 2007–2011 | Kasımpaşa | 81 | (10) |
| 2011–2015 | Galatasaray | 66 | (2) |
| 2015 | Sivasspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Antalyaspor | 83 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Altay | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bodrumspor | 46 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023 | |||
Club career
editYekta began his career at İzmirspor playing for the club four years, before signing for Kasımpaşa in 2007, where he was handed the number 5 kit. He made his professional debut on 25 November 2007 in a 2–0 loss over Rizespor coming in as substitute in the 55th minute. He finished his first season for the club with 16 attempts and one assist.
His performances with Kasımpaşa led to interest from several league clubs. On 11 January 2011, Yekta passed his medical and signed for four years with Galatasaray.[1] He made his first appearance for the club one week later against Sivasspor in a 1–00 home win. He also made his first 2013–14 UEFA Champions League appearance on 26 February 2014 against Chelsea, coming in as a substitute in a 1–01 home draw.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 31 July 2015.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| İzmirspor | 2004–05 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2006–07 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 72 | 6 | |||
| Kasımpaşa | 2007–08 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| Total | 81 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 90 | 11 | |||
| Galatasaray | 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| Total | 66 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 7 | |
| Career total | 218 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 24 | |
International
edit| Turkey national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
edit- Galatasaray
References
edit- ^ "Yekta Galatasaray'da" (PDF) (in Turkish). Kap.gov.tr. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
External links
edit
- Yekta Kurtuluş on Twitter
- Yekta Kurtuluş – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Yekta Kurtuluş at Soccerway
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