Samet Akaydin (born 13 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor and the Turkey national team.
 Akaydin in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Trabzon, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | İdmanocağı | ||
| 2009–2010 | Trabzonspor | ||
| 2010–2011 | İdmanocağı | ||
| 2011–2013 | Boluspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Arsinspor | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Sancaktepe | 131 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Şanlıurfaspor | 34 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 49 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Adana Demirspor | 55 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Fenerbahçe | 32 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Çaykur Rizespor | 43 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Turkey | 18 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editAkaydin began his youth career with Black Sea Region-based clubs Trabzon İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor, Boluspor and started his professional career with hometown club Arsinspor. He played four seasons with Istanbul-based club Sancaktepe, one season with Şanlıurfaspor, one and a half seasons with Ankara Keçiörengücü.[citation needed]
Adana Demirspor
editAkaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor until the end of the 2023-24 season.[1] On 23 January 2021, he made his debut against Bursaspor. On 18 September 2021, he made his Süper Lig debut against Rizespor in a 3–1 win.[citation needed]
He made 49 Süper Lig (with 4 goals) and 6 TFF First League appearances with the team and also made three Turkish cup appearances and one goal. He was selected to the national team.[citation needed]
Fenerbahçe
editOn 4 December 2023, Akaydin signed Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2026–27 season.[2] He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–1 away game win over Gaziantep FK on 15 January 2023.[citation needed]
On 9 March 2023, he made his continental debut in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 match against Sevilla.[3]
On 10 November 2024, he scored his first goal with the team against Sivasspor.[4]
Panathinaikos (loan)
editOn 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.[5]
He was excluded from the squad due to his Mustafa Kemal Atatürk social media post for Commemoration of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day on 19 May 2024. Panathinaikos asked him to remove his post but he didn't accept the club's request and did not remove the post, then he was excluded from the main squad. Akaydin, who informed Fenerbahçe that he wanted to leave Panathinaikos after what happened, decided to return to Turkey.[6][7][8][9]
International career
editAkaydin debuted with the Turkey national team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.[10]
Akaydin was selected to represent his nation at the UEFA Euro 2024.[11] Notably, he scored an own goal past Altay Bayındır from outside the box in the nation's 3–0 loss to Portugal during the group stage.[12] On 6 July, he scored his first international goal, by opening the score in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the competition.[13]
On 2 June 2026, Akaydin was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[14]
Style of play
editAkaydin is a quick, aggressive, physically strong, and tenacious defender, who was known for his work-rate, energy, and hard-tackling style of play. Due to his height, he was also an aerial threat on set-pieces.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 11 December 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsinspor | 2013–14 | TFF Third League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Sancaktepe | 2014–15 | TFF Third League | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | TFF Third League | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | TFF Third League | 32 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | TFF Second League | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 131 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 9 | ||
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2018–19 | TFF Second League | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | |
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | 2019–20 | TFF First League | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | TFF First League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| Adana Demirspor | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 5 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Career total | 289 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 313 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Includes Turkish Cup and Greek Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 26 March 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akaydin goal[citation needed]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 July 2024 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 10 |  Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 |
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Samet Akaydın, Adana Demirspor'da". NtvSpor.net. 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Ailemize hoş geldin Samet Akaydın". Fenerbahçe SK. 12 January 2023.
- ↑ "Sevilla 2-0 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahçe SK. 9 March 2023.
- ↑ "Fenerbahçe 4-0 Net Global Sivasspor". Fenerbahçe SK. 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Σαμέτ Ακαϊντίν" (in Greek). Panathinaikos FC. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "19 Mayıs paylaşımı yapan Samet Akaydin kadro dışı bırakıldı". GOAL.com. 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Yunanistan'da skandal Samet Akaydin kararı! Atatürk paylaşımı sonrası kadro dışı". Milliyet. 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Panathinaikos'tan 19 Mayıs ayıbı! Samet Akaydin'den paylaşımını kaldırmasını isteyip, kadro dışı bıraktılar..." Hürriyet. 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Panathinaikos'tan skandal hareket: Samet Akaydin, Atatürk paylaşımı nedeniyle kadro dışı kaldı". Fanatik. 20 May 2024.
- ↑ "Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!". 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ↑ "A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" [EURO 2024 Candidate Squad of Our National Team Announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ Tobin, Sam (23 June 2024). "Portugal coast into Euro 2024 last-16 with 3-0 victory over Turkey". Reuters. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ "Netherlands 2–1 Türkiye". UEFA. 6 July 2024.
- ↑ "2026 Turkey World Cup roster: Complete 26-man team". 2 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Samet Akaydın: "Futboldan başka bir şey düşünmüyorum"". TFF.org. 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Samet Akaydin". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ↑ "Samet Akaydin Internationals". WorldFootball.net.
- ↑ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links
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- Samet Akaydin at the Turkish Football Federation
- Samet Akaydin at Soccerway
- Samet Akaydin at National-Football-Teams.com
