Çağlar Söyüncü

Çağlar Söyüncü

Söyüncü in 2016
Personal information
Full name Çağlar Söyüncü
Date of birth (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2011 Menemen Belediyespor
2011–2013 Bucaspor
2013–2014 Gümüşorduspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Altınordu 34 (2)
2016– SC Freiburg 10 (0)
National team‡
2014 Turkey U-18 1 (0)
2015 Turkey U-19 3 (0)
2015 Turkey U-20 3 (0)
2015 Turkey U-21 1 (0)
2016– Turkey 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 October 2016

Çağlar Söyüncü (23 May 1996), is a professional footballer, who plays for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg and the Turkish national team.

Joining SC Freiburg in 2016 Bundesliga summer transfer window, he is the first Turkish footballer who made a transfer to Bundesliga directly from TFF First League, the second highest professional level football league of Turkey.[2]

Made his senior national team debut in 2016, Söyüncü is the first Altınordu S.K. player called up to Turkey national football team after 78 years, since Sait Altınordu, the iconic player of the club was selected in 1938.[3] He is also the first player called up to national team from any İzmir-based football clubs since 1997.[3]

Club career

SC Freiburg

On 24 May 2016, Söyüncü joined German side SC Freiburg that promoted to top flight football competition of Germany at 2016–17 season.[4][5] He made his Bundesliga debut on week 1 encounter away against Hertha Berlin which ended 2–1 for Berlin outfit, on 28 August 2016.[6]

International career

Senior

In November 2015, he was called up to Turkey national football team by coach Fatih Terim, following the injury of central defender Serdar Aziz.[7][8] On 17 November 2015 Söyüncü was a reserve for the a friendly game against Greece but stayed on the bench and did not actually get a chance to play.[9] On 18 March 2016, he was called to national squad for friendly games against Sweden and Austria, to be held on 24 March 2016 in Antalya, Turkey and on 29 March in Austria, respectively.[10][11]

Substituting Ozan Tufan in the dying minutes of friendly game against Sweden, Söyüncü earned his first senior national team cap on 24 March 2016, Thursday.[12] Earning his 2nd cap, he was on starting line-up at friendly with Russia on 1 September 2016, ended 0–0.[13]

Style of play

Possessing leadership attributes, Söyüncü is good at playmaking, dribbling and timing.[14] Standing at 1,87 m, he is strong in the air.[14] In 2016, he stated that his idol is Spaniard defencer Carles Puyol and he admires Mats Hummels.[15]

Statistics

Club

Söyüncü playing for Altınordu S.K., in December 2014
(Correct as of 7 November 2016).[16]
Club Season League Cup[17] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altınordu 2014–15 4060—100
2015–16 30200—302
Total 34260—402
SC Freiburg 2016–17 9010—100
Total 9010—100
Career total 43270—502

International

(Correct as of 6 October 2016).[18]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Turkey U-18 201410
Turkey U-19 201530
Turkey U-20 201530
Turkey U-21 201510
Turkey 201620
Total100

References

  1. ↑ "Ana Sayfa > Altınordu > A Takım > Çağlar SÖYÜNCÜ **" (in Turkish). www.altinordu.org.tr. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "1. Lig'den yurt dışına ilk transfer" (in Turkish). Al Jazeera Türk. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "İzmir'in son gururu: Çağlar Söyüncü" (in Turkish). TFF. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Offiziell: Söyüncü schlägt im Breisgau auf" (in German). Kicker. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Freiburg sign Turkey defender Caglar Söyüncü". www.bundesliga.com. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Çağlar Söyüncü Freiburg ile ilk maçına çıktı" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hedefim kalıcı olmak" (in Turkish). Habertürk. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Terim'den sürpriz davet!" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Türkiye 0–0 Yunanistan" (in Turkish). TFF. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "A Milli Takım'ın İsveç ve Avusturya maçları aday kadrosu ve programı" (in Turkish). TFF. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "A Milli Takımı'nın Aday Kadrosu Açıkandı" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Türkiye 2–1 İsveç" (in Turkish). TFF. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Türkiye - Rusya: 0-0" (in Turkish). NTV Spor. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Bu çocukta iş var: Çağlar Söyüncü (Altınordu)" (in Turkish). Four Four Two Turkish Edition. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "A Milli Takımı'nın Aday Kadrosu Açıkandı" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Çağlar Söyüncü (Altınordu) @ Maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  17. ↑ Includes Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup
  18. ↑ "Çağlar Söyüncü TFF Futbolcu Bilgileri" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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