Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu (Turkish pronunciation: [okaj jokuʃɫu], born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Celta de Vigo.

Okay Yokuşlu

Yokuşlu in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Okay Yokuşlu[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-09) 9 March 1994
Place of birth	Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Celta
Number	5
Youth career
2002–2006	Karşıyaka
2006–2010	Altay
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Altay	33	(4)
2011–2015	Kayserispor	102	(7)
2015–2018	Trabzonspor	86	(6)
2018–	Celta	56	(2)
National team^‡
2009	Turkey U15	6	(3)
2009–2010	Turkey U16	6	(1)
2009–2011	Turkey U17	25	(4)
2011–2013	Turkey U19	10	(2)
2012–2014	Turkey U20	12	(1)
2012–2015	Turkey U21	10	(0)
2015–	Turkey	24	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06:34, 5 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Career

On 27 June 2011, at the age of 17, he signed for Kayserispor for a record transfer fee for Altay of TRY 2.3 million (€1 million).[2] He made his Süper Lig debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by Antalyaspor with 0–1 final score, on 16 September 2011.[3]

International career

Okay was selected for Turkey's U-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored "a beautifully judged chip over the stranded [goalkeeper] from 25 yards (23 m)" to complete the hosts' 2–1 defeat of Australia and progression to the last 16 of the competition.[4] On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the Turkey national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[5] He made his debut as a late sub against Greece in a 0-0 tie.[6]

Statistics

(Correct as of 23 May 2019)[3][7]

Club	Season	League		Cup[8]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Altay	2009–10	12	2	2	1	0	0	14	3
	2010–11	21	2	0	0	0	0	21	2
	Total	33	4	2	1	0	0	35	5
Kayserispor	2011–12	22	2	2	0	0	0	24	2
	2012–13	24	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
	2013–14	25	1	4	0	0	0	29	1
	2014–15	31	4	3	1	0	0	34	5
	Total	102	7	9	1	0	0	111	8
Trabzonspor	2015–16	27	2	7	0	2	1	36	3
	2016–17	29	2	8	3	0	0	37	5
	2017–18	30	2	3	0	0	0	33	2
	Total	86	6	18	3	2	1	106	10
Celta	2018–19	30	2	2	0	0	0	32	2
Career total		251	19	31	5	2	1	284	25

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[9]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 March 2018	Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro	Montenegro	2–0	2–2	Friendly

References

1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. http://tr.eurosport.com/futbol/turkish-super-lig/2010-2011/okay-kayserisporda_sto2849423/story.shtml
3. "Futbolcu Bilgi Bankası>> Oyuncular - Futbolcular" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
4. "Hosts through as Aussies exit". FIFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
5. Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
6. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=528&macID=156390
7. "Okay Yokuş[e-mail]" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2011-06-14.
8. Includes Turkish Cup and Turkish Super Cup
9. "Yokuşlu, Okay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

External links

• Profile at TFF (in Turkish)
• Okay Yokuşlu – UEFA competition record
• Okay Yokuşlu – FIFA competition record
• Profile at Eurosport