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Uğurcan Çakır
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Çakır with Trabzonspor in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Antalya, Turkey
Height 1.88 m
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club 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 205 (0)
2016 → 1461 Trabzon (loan) 8 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Turkey U19 3 (0)
2014 Turkey U20 2 (0)
2017 Turkey U21 4 (0)
2019– Turkey 29 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2024.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:32, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Uğurcan Çakır (born on April 5, 1996) is a Turkish professional football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for the Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. He is also the captain of Trabzonspor and plays for the Turkey national team.

Club Career

Uğurcan Çakır started his journey in youth football clubs like Çekmeköyspor and Yamanspor. He then joined 1461 Trabzon and later Trabzonspor's youth teams.

Early Years and Loan

Uğurcan Çakır made his first professional appearance for Trabzonspor in 2015. This was during a UEFA Europa League qualifying match. He also played in three Turkish Cup games, where he managed to prevent the other team from scoring twice. He became the second-choice goalkeeper for a while.

In January 2016, like many young goalkeepers from Trabzonspor, Çakır was sent to 1461 Trabzon on loan. This was to help him get more playing experience. He played his first game for them in a 2–1 win. During this game, he gave away a penalty and got a yellow card.

He continued to play for 1461 Trabzon in the Turkish League 1. However, he struggled to keep clean sheets and conceded many goals. After an ankle injury, he returned to Trabzonspor in June 2016.

Becoming a Regular Player

In the 2016–17 season, Uğurcan Çakır did not play any games for Trabzonspor. He was mostly on the bench.

His big chance came in the 2017–18 season. On September 22, 2017, at 21 years old, he made his debut for Trabzonspor in a league game. The first-choice goalkeeper got injured, and Çakır stepped in. Even though his team lost, his performance impressed the manager. He then played in the last five games of the season.

In the 2018–19 season, Çakır was the second-choice goalkeeper. But in January 2019, the main goalkeeper retired. This made Uğurcan Çakır the first-choice goalkeeper for Trabzonspor. He played 18 league games that season.

International Career

Uğurcan Çakır made his first appearance for the Turkey national team on May 30, 2019. This was in a friendly game against Greece. He started the game as the goalkeeper.

In June 2021, he was chosen to be part of the Turkish team for UEFA Euro 2020. He was also selected for the UEFA Euro 2024 tournament in June 2024.

Career Statistics

These tables show how many games Uğurcan Çakır has played and how many goals he has conceded for his clubs and the national team.

Club Appearances

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Trabzonspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 6 0 0 0 6 0
2018–19 20 0 5 0 25 0
2019–20 33 0 3 0 7 0 43 0
2020–21 38 0 0 0 1 0 39 0
2021–22 36 0 3 0 4 0 43 0
2022–23 31 0 3 0 9 0 1 0 44 0
2023–24 35 0 7 0 42 0
Total 199 0 23 0 21 0 2 0 245 0
1461 Trabzon (loan) 2015–16 1. Lig 8 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 207 0 24 0 21 0 2 0 254 0

International Appearances

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2019 2 0
2020 2 0
2021 13 0
2022 5 1
2023 4 0
2024 3 0
Total 29 0

Honours

Uğurcan Çakır has won several awards and championships with his club and individually.

Trabzonspor

  • Süper Lig: 2021–22 (This means his team won the top Turkish football league.)
  • Turkish Cup: 2019–20 (His team won this national cup competition.)
  • Turkish Super Cup: 2020, 2022 (His team won this cup played between the league and cup winners.)

Individual

  • Süper Lig Most clean sheets: 2020–21 (He was the goalkeeper who prevented the most goals in the league that season.)

See also

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