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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Okan Kocuk | ||
| Date of birth | July 27, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mustafakemalpaşa, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Samsunspor | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Kemalpaşaspor | ||
| 2008–2015 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Bursaspor | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bandırmaspor (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Galatasaray | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Giresunspor (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2023– | Samsunspor | 103 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Turkey U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Turkey U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Turkey U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Turkey | 0 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 March 2024 | |||
Okan Kocuk (born 27 July 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Turkish club Samsunspor in the Süper Lig.
Professional career
[edit]Kocuk made his professional debut for Bursaspor in a 2-1 Süper Lig win over Mersin İdmanyurdu on 1 March 2015.[1] In 2016 Kocuk was loaned to Bandırmaspor, and in 2017 was loaned to İstanbulspor.[2]
Galatasaray
[edit]On 18 July 2019, Kocuk joined Galatasaray on a four-year contract on a free signing.[3]
Giresunspor (loan)
[edit]On 9 July 2021, Galatasaray announced that goalkeeper Kocuk was loaned to Giresunspor, the new team of the Süper Lig, until the end of the season.[4]
Return to Galatasaray
[edit]Kocuk became the champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4-1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[5]
On 19 June 2023, it was announced that he left Galatasaray and a thank you message was published.[6]
Samsunspor
[edit]On 19 June 2023, it was announced that he signed a 3-year contract with Samsunspor.[7] Kocuk kept the most clean sheets in the 2024–25 Süper Lig, with 14, as Samsunspor finished the league in third place.[8]
International career
[edit]Kocuk is a youth international for Turkey at all youth levels[9] In November 2017, Kocuk was called up to the senior Turkey national football team but did not make an appearance.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 18 May 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bursaspor | 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Bandırmaspor (loan) | 2016–17 | 1. Lig | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| İstanbulspor (loan) | 2017–18 | 1. Lig | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Giresunspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Samsunspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 205 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Galatasaray
References
[edit]- ↑ "BURSASPOR MERSİN İDMANYURDU - Maç Detayları TFF". tff.org.
- ↑ fanatik. "Okan Kocuk: A Milli Takım'a seçilmem gurur verici". Fanatik.
- ↑ Okan Kocuk Galatasaray'da in Turkish
- ↑ "Okan Kocuk Giresunspor'a kiralandı". Galatasaray S.K. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ↑ "TEŞEKKÜRLER OKAN KOCUK". Official Twitter Account of Galatasaray SK. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN OKAN KOCUK". www.samsunspor.org.tr. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ↑ "Süper Lig". Fotmob.
- ↑ uefa.com. "Okan Kocuk – UEFA.com". UEFA. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Okan Kocuk: "Milli Takım'a seçildiğim için gururluyum"".
- ↑ Okan Kocuk at Soccerway
- ↑ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Okan Kocuk at the Turkish Football Federation
- Okan Kocuk at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Okan Kocuk at Soccerway
- Istanbulspor Profile Archived 2018-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Kemalpaşa
- Footballers from İzmir Province
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Bursaspor footballers
- İstanbulspor footballers
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Giresunspor footballers
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Samsunspor footballers
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen