Uğurcan Çakır
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Çekmeköyspor | ||
| 2009–2011 | Yamanspor | ||
| 2011–2012 | 1461 Trabzon | ||
| 2012–2014 | Trabzonspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Trabzonspor | 51 | (0) |
| 2016 | → 1461 Trabzon (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Turkey U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2019 | |||
Uğurcan Çakır (born 5 April 1996 in Antalya, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a goalkeeper for Trabzonspor in the Süper Lig.[1]
Club career
Season 15/16
Uğurcan Çakır made his senior debut for Trabzonspor in a 1 nil loss against Rabotnicki Skopje in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stages. He would then play 3 matches in the Türkiye Kupasi managing to keep 2 clean sheets. He then solidified himself as second choice keeper being on the bench until January, but never receiving an appearance in the Super Lig
Like a majority of young Trabzonspor goalkeepers, Çakır was sent to local club affiliate 1461 trabzon on the 15th January 2016, making his senior debut for the club in a 2:1 win over Yeni Malatyaspor. Giving away a penalty and getting booked in the 79th Minute, after tripping up the Yeni Striker İrfan Başaran . He went too early leading to the Yeni Malatyaspor striker scoring down the centre. He would continue playing as Trabzon's first choice keeper in 3 more appearances in the Turkish League 1, but couldn't get 1 clean sheet conceding 7 goals. He would then sustain an Ankle injury, and wouldn't return to full fitness until 2 months. He then played 4 more games for the club, before being dropped entirely as he failed to live up to expectations. His one year loan deal was caught short, and he returned to Trabzonspor 30 June 2016.
Season 16/17
Uğurcan Çakır failed to make a single appearance in any competitions for Trabzonspor mainly due to his bad performance with 1461 Trabzon last year, and was only on the bench for 2 Super Lig games and the majority of Türkiye Kupasi games
Season 17/18
Uğurcan Çakır made his debut for Trabzonspor at the age of 21 years on the 22nd of September 2017 against Alyanspor after first choice keeper Esteban Alvarado couldn't carry on playing after half time, after sustaining an injury, he would witness his side from winning 3:1 the previous half to losing 4-3 after 2 penalties were awarded to the opposition. He impressed the current manager Ersun Yanal, leading to him playing the last 5 games of the Super Lig Season with 12 goals conceded and 1 clean sheet, and would continue to grow in his development.
Season 18/19
Uğurcan Çakır reaffirmed his position as the second choice goalkeeper for Trabzonspor, but after first choice keeper Onur Kivrak retired on January 16, 2019, he became first choice, playing 18 games in the Super Lig conceding 20 goals and having 2 clean sheets.
International
He made his debut for the Turkey national football team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a starter.[2]
References
- ^ "Uğurcan Çakır" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
External links
- Turkish Football Federation Profile
- Uğurcan Çakır – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Uğurcan Çakır at National-Football-Teams.com