Taha Altıkardeş (born 22 August 2003) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Göztepe.

Taha Altıkardeş
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Osmangazi, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Göztepe
Number 4
Youth career
2013–2015 Bursa Ufukspor
2015–2021 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Bursaspor 26 (0)
2022–2023 Trabzonspor 3 (0)
2023– Göztepe 54 (5)
International career
2021–2022 Turkey U19 7 (0)
2022– Turkey U21 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:49, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:49, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Professional career

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Altıkardeş is a youth product of Bursa Ufukspor and Bursaspor. On 28 January 2021 he signed his first professional contract with Bursaspor until 2023, and was promoted to their first team in the TFF First League.[1] On 31 July 2021, he extended his contract with the club until 2025.[2] On 22 January 2022, he transferred to Trabzonspor.[3] He made his professional debut with Trabzonspor in a 4–2 Süper Lig win over Giresunspor on 30 May 2023. On 30 June 2023, he transferred to Göztepe on a free transfer for 3+1 Seasons.[4] He was part of an exchange alongside Southampton for Mislav Oršić - Göztepe and Southampton are part of the same ownership group.[5]

International career

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Altıkardeş is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U21s since 2022.[6]

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