Celil Yüksel (born 1 January 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Samsunspor.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Havza, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Ayazağaspor | ||
| 2010–2011 | Sarıyer | ||
| 2011–2012 | Ayazağaspor | ||
| 2012–2018 | Galatasaray | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Galatasaray | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Adanaspor (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Adanaspor | 65 | (7) |
| 2022– | Samsunspor | 49 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Göztepe (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Turkey U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2018 | |||
Professional career
editYüksel signed his first professional contract with Galatasaray on 11 October 2017.[1] He made his professional debut with Galatasaray in a 3-0 Süper Lig win over Kayserispor on 10 November 2018.[2]
On 13 November 2025, Yüksel was banned from playing for 45 days for his involvement in the 2025 Turkish football betting scandal.[3]
Honours
edit- Galatasaray
References
edit- ↑ "Celil Yüksel Galatasaray'la imzaladı". CNN Türk.
- ↑ "KAYSERİSPOR GALATASARAY A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ↑ "Here is the penalty for 102 football players who placed bets! Two stars from Galatasaray are also on the list". Haberler. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
External links
edit- Celil Yüksel at the Turkish Football Federation
- Celil Yüksel at Soccerway
- Celil Yüksel at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Celil Yüksel – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Galatasaray profile