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Efe Korkut

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Efe Korkut
Personal information
Full name Efe Korkut Martín
Date of birth (2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bilbao Athletic
Number 20
Youth career
FSV Waiblingen
2021–2022 1. FC Nürnberg
2022–2024 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 VfB Stuttgart II 18 (1)
2026– Bilbao Athletic 12 (1)
International career‡
2023 Turkey U17 2 (0)
2023–2024 Turkey U18 8 (2)
2025– Turkey U19 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC)

Efe Korkut Martín (born 23 June 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club Bilbao Athletic, having begun his career with VfB Stuttgart II. Born in Spain and raised largely in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.

Club career

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Korkut is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs FSV Waiblingen, 1. FC Nürnberg and VfB Stuttgart.[2] On 19 July 2024, he signed a contract with Stuttgart until 2026, and was promoted to their reserves in the 3. Liga.[3]

Following speculation over his future for more than a year,[4][5][6][7] on 1 February 2026 Athletic Bilbao confirmed that they had signed Korkut on a contract running to June 2028 with optional extensions; he moved to Spain immediately and was assigned to reserve team Bilbao Athletic.[8]

International career

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Korkut was born in Spain to a German-born father of Turkish descent and a Spanish mother.[4] He holds triple Turkish, Spanish and German nationality.[9] Korkut is a youth international for Turkey, having played from the Under-17s to the Under-19s.[6]

Personal life

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Korkut was born in San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country). His father is the football manager and former player Tayfun Korkut.[5] His mother is Basque.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ "Efe Korkut Martin | VfB Stuttgart | Player Profile | Bundesliga". www.bundesliga.com.
  2. ↑ "Fünf Neue für die U17" [Five new players for the U17 team]. VfB Stuttgart (in German). 12 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Vertrag mit Efe Korkut verlängert" [Efe Korkut's contract extended]. VfB Stuttgart (in German). 19 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 Beltrán, Javier R. (11 December 2024). "Efe Korkut, del Stuttgart, seguido con atención por el Athletic" [Efe Korkut, of Stuttgart, is being closely watched by Athletic]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
  5. 1 2 Gonzalo, Marta (5 September 2025). "El Athletic echa las redes al hijo de Tayfun" [Athletic are targeting Tayfun's son]. Diario AS (in Spanish).
  6. 1 2 "Spanischer Spitzenklub klopft an: VfB Stuttgart droht der ablösefreie Verlust eines seiner größten Talente" [Top Spanish club knocks on the door: VfB Stuttgart faces the risk of losing one of its biggest talents on a free transfer]. www.spox.com (in German). 6 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 Guzmán, Andrés (7 September 2025). "Quién es Efe Korkut nuevo objetivo del Athletic: Lugar de nacimiento y relación con Euskadi" [Who is Efe Korkut, Athletic's new target: Birthplace and connection to the Basque Country]. Gol Digital (in Spanish).
  8. ↑ Athletic Club sign Efe Korkut, Athletic Club, 1 February 2026
  9. ↑ Sport, S. W. R. (28 April 2025). "Efe Korkut - VfB Talent auf den Spuren von Vater Tayfun" [Efe Korkut - VfB talent following in the footsteps of his father Tayfun]. SWR Sport (in German).
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