Uğurcan Çakır
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Çakır with Trabzonspor in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Çekmeköyspor | ||
| 2009–2011 | Yamanspor | ||
| 2011–2012 | 1461 Trabzon | ||
| 2012–2014 | Trabzonspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2025 | Trabzonspor | 235 | (0) |
| 2016 | → 1461 Trabzon (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Galatasaray | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Turkey U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Turkey | 35 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:58, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Uğurcan Çakır (born 5 April 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.
Club career
Trabzonspor
2015–16 season
Çakır made his senior debut for Trabzonspor in a 1–0 loss against Rabotnicki Skopje in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stages. He would then play three matches in the Turkish Cup managing to keep two 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 15 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 three more appearances in the Turkish League 1, but couldn't get one clean sheet conceding seven goals. He would then sustain an Ankle injury, and wouldn't return to full fitness until two months. He then played four 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.
2016–17 season
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 two Super Lig games and the majority of Turkish Cup games.
2017–18 season
Çakır made his debut for Trabzonspor at the age of 21 years on 22 September 2017 against Alanyaspor 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 two penalties were awarded to the opposition. He impressed the current manager Ersun Yanal, leading to him playing the last five games of the Super Lig season with twelve goals conceded and one clean sheet, and would continue to grow in his development.
2018–19 season
Çakır reaffirmed his position as the second choice goalkeeper for Trabzonspor, but after first choice keeper Onur Kivrak retired on 16 January 2019, he became first choice, playing eighteen games in the Super Lig conceding twenty goals and having two clean sheets.
Galatasaray
On 2 September 2025, Galatasaray announced that they reached an agreement with Trabzonspor for the transfer of Çakır for €27.5 million transfer fee. Çakır, who signed a five-year contract with Galatasaray, will receive €2.5 million of guaranteed money and bonuses annually.[2]
On 13 September 2025, he made his debut with the team against Eyüpspor with a clean sheet in a 2-0 away Süper Lig win.[3] On 18 September 2025, he made his continental debut with the team against Eintracht Frankfurt in a 5-1 UEFA Champions League away lost.[4]
International career
Çakır made his debut for the Turkey national team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a starter.[5]
In June 2021, he was included in the list of 26 Turkish players to compete for UEFA Euro 2020.
On 7 June 2024, he is in the final list of 26 players selected by Vincenzo Montella to compete for UEFA Euro 2024.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Turkish 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[a] | 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[a] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Total | 231 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 0 | ||
| 1461 Trabzon (loan) | 2015–16 | 1. Lig | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 239 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 297 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | |
Honours
Trabzonspor
References
- ^ "Uğurcan Çakır". UEFA. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Uğurcan Çakır Galatasaray'da!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "İkas Eyüpspor 0-2 Galatasaray" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 Galatasaray" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ^ "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
- ^ Uğurcan Çakır at Soccerway
- ^ "Ugurcan Cakir » Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
- Turkish Football Federation Profile
- Uğurcan Çakır – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Uğurcan Çakır at National-Football-Teams.com
- Uğurcan Çakır at Soccerway