Galatasaray S.K. Football Academy

Galatasaray Futbol Akademisi
Full nameGalatasaray Futbol Akademisi
GroundFlorya Metin Oktay Facilities
Capacity2,500
Chairman Dursun Özbek
Manager Ali Yavaş
Websitewww.galatasaray.org/sl/futbol-akademisi-ana-sayfa/26

The Galatasaray S.K. Football Academy (Turkish: Galatasaray Spor Klubü Futbol Akademisi) is a football youth academy based in Florya Metin Oktay Facilities, Istanbul, Turkey, from where the organization manages a total of 11 youth teams (ages between 8–19). The academy is the primary youth clinic of Turkish footballing giants Galatasaray.

History

Galatasaray Futbol Akademisi is famous for having produced and still producing many great Turkish internationals like Arda Turan, Emre Belözoğlu, Bülent Korkmaz, Tugay Kerimoğlu, Okan Buruk and Ozan Kabak.

Squads

U19 Squad

As of 8 November 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  TUR Arda Koşutan
— GK  TUR Arda Yılmaz
— GK  TUR Cem Efe Eroğlu (U17 player)
— GK  TUR Enes Emre Büyük (overage player)
— GK  TUR Hamza Özalp
— GK  TUR Selahattin Efekan Çelik
— GK  TUR Taha Sarıateş (U17 player)
— DF  TUR Abdullah Satılmış
— DF  TUR Abdulsamet Şimşek
— DF  TUR Arda Ünyay
— DF  TUR Cihan Akgün (U17 player)
— DF  TUR Eren Kaya
— DF  TUR Hasan Turan
— DF  TUR Kaan Bayri
— DF  TUR Muhammed Emin Aksu
— DF  TUR Yusuf Baha Çelik
— DF  TUR Yusuf Dağhan Kahraman
— MF  TUR Arda Doğan Koyunoğlu
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  TUR Berk Kızıldemir (overage player)
— MF  TUR Efe Eriş
— MF  TUR Ege Araç
— MF  TUR Enel Toprak Polat
— MF  TUR Eyüp Can Karasu
— MF  TUR Ferhat Bulut
— MF  TUR Furkan Koçak
— MF  TUR Mustafa Duru (U17 player)
— MF  TUR Necati Oğulcan Yançel (U17 player)
— FW  TUR Abdullah Kolazlı
— FW  USA Ada Metin Karatepe
— FW  TUR Ada Yüzgeç (U17 player)
— FW  TUR Arda Tagay
— FW  TUR Çağrı Hakan Balta
— FW  TUR Efe Gündal
— FW  TUR İsmail Yahşi (overage player)
— FW  TUR Mehmet Can Albayrak (U17 player)
— FW  TUR Yiğit Çolak

Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  TUR Sarp Ali Erdem

Football Academy Administrative and Technical Staff

As of 14 October 2021[1]
Name Nat. Job
Ali Yavaş Football Academy Coordinator
Semih Egemen Ersoy Football Academy Administrative Manager
Ceyhun Müderrisoğlu Academy Coach Coordinator - U19 Technical Manager
Hakan Balta U19 Coach
Ali Polat U17 Technical Manager
Erkan Ferin U17 Coach
Birkan Bozkurt U15 Technical Manager
Ali Keleşoğlu U14 Technical Manager
Mithat Yavaş U13 Technical Manager
Burak Özkaya U11 Technical Manager
Ahmet Görkem Görk U10 Technical Manager
Nazmi Arslan U9 Technical Manager
İrfan Mesut Köleoğlu U8 Technical Manager
Hakan Bulut Goalkeeping Coach
Mehmet Ozan Özerkan Goalkeeping Coach
Muammer Sertaç Özel Athletic Performance Coach
Erdem Kıray Conditioner
Ahmet Metin Kınık Conditioner
Furkan Durmuş Conditioner
Metin Ülgen Scout
Ferda Cevizci Scout
Celal Sevim Scout
Engin Karataş Football Monitoring and Sports Technologies Specialist
Hakan Çelebi Doctor
Mesut Karlık Physiotherapist
Ozan Öztürk Physiotherapist
Mustafa Aydın Psychological Performance Consultant
Gökhan Çelik Dietitian
Yasin Genç Masseur
Abdulrahim Karahan Masseur
Efe Can Demir Masseur
Hüseyin Genç Material Manager
Sakin Terzi Material Manager
Gürsel Polat Material Manager
Ahmet Kör Responsible for administrative affairs
Ahmet Yıldız Responsible for administrative affairs
Selin Saygılı Assistant Football Academy Coordinator
Mutluay Özerman School-Family Relations and Social Activity Responsible
Hakan Bulut Sports Schools Manager
Osman Arslan Sports Schools Supervisor
Bedirhan Demirhan Sports Schools Administrative Staff
Ahmet Rizelioğlu External Tracking Officer

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "Futbol Akademisi İdari ve Teknik Kadro - GALATASARAY.ORG". Galatasaray S.K. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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