Tiago Süer Barbaros Çukur (born 30 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiago Süer Barbaros Çukur[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Feyenoord | ||
| 2016–2020 | AZ | ||
| 2021 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Dender (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Beveren (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Roda JC | 31 | (6) |
| 2025– | Fatih Karagümrük | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2022 | |||
Early and personal life
editClub career
editÇukur played youth football with Feyenoord and AZ, leaving the latter club in the summer of 2020, before signing for Watford in January 2021.[3][4] He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in July 2021.[5][6][7][8] Çukur returned to Watford on 11 January 2022, with Doncaster taking up the option to bring his loan to an end.[9]
He signed for Turkish club Fenerbahçe in July 2022.[10][11] In August 2022 he moved on loan to Belgian club Dender.[12][13][14] On 7 July 2023, he returned to Belgium, signing on loan for Beveren.[15] On 31 January 2024, the loan to Beveren was terminated early,[16] and he moved on loan to Ümraniyespor.[1]
On 15 July 2024, Çukur returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a three-year contract.[17] He scored on his competitive debut for the club on 12 August, in the season's opening fixture, despite Roda suffering a heavy 6–1 defeat to Jong AZ.[18][19]
International career
editCareer statistics
edit- As of match played 24 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2021–22[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 2021–22[22] | League One | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23[23] | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[21] | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dender (loan) | 2022–23[21] | Challenger Pro League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Beveren (loan) | 2023–24[21] | Challenger Pro League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Ümraniyespor (loan) | 2023–24[21] | TFF 1. Lig | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
| Roda JC | 2024–25[21] | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2025–26[21] | Süper Lig | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 15 | ||
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
edit- 1 2 "TİAGO SÜER BARBAROS ÇUKUR – Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Tiago Cukur: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- 1 2 "Tiago Cukur: Watford Under-18". Watford F.C. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Official: Hornets Sign Tiago". Watford F.C. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021.
- ↑ Wobschall, Leon (19 July 2021). "'Rough diamond' Tiago Cukur rejects rival interest to join Doncaster Rovers". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Tiago Cukur: Watford loan striker to Doncaster Rovers for the season". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 1 2 "Rovers sign Tiago Cukur on season-long loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 1 2 Hoden, Liam (19 July 2021). "Doncaster Rovers sign Watford youngster Tiago Cukur on a season-long loan". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Tiago Cukur returns to Watford". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Matthews, Anthony (14 July 2022). "King and Cukur complete Turkish moves". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Official: Cukur Joins Fenerbahçe". Watford F.C. (Press release). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "FCV Dender, Tiago Çukur'u kiraladı" [FCV Dender Signs Tiago Çukur on Loan]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Tiryaki, Erhan (30 August 2022). "Fenerbahçe, Tiago Çukur'u Belçika ekibi FCV Dender'e kiraladı" [Fenerbahçe Loans Tiago Çukur to Belgian Club FCV Dender]. Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Tiago Cukur nieuwe spits, Stefano Marzo nieuwe rechtsachter bij FCV Dender". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, TIAGO ÇUKUR!". SK Beveren (in Dutch). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "TIAGO ÇUKUR KEERT TERUG NAAR FENERBAHÇE". SK Beveren (in Dutch). 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Roda JC neemt spits over van Fenerbahçe". Roda JC Kerkrade (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ "Versterkt Jong AZ boekt recordzege in KKD tegen armlastig Roda JC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Kleinen, Jelle (12 August 2024). "Afgang voor Roda JC in openingsronde: 6-1 nederlaag tegen Jong AZ". L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ↑ Matthews, Anthony (15 June 2022). "Hornets striker makes international debut". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tiago Çukur at Soccerway
- ↑ "Games played by Tiago Çukur in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Tiago Çukur in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 November 2024.