Recep Niyaz

Recep Niyaz (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾedʒep nijaz], born 2 August 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Denizlispor.

Recep Niyaz

Personal information
Full name	Recep Niyaz
Date of birth	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995[1]
Place of birth	Denizli, Turkey
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team	Denizlispor
Number	20
Youth career
2005–2010	Denizlispor
2010–2012	Fenerbahçe
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Fenerbahçe A2	14	(9)
2011–2015	Fenerbahçe	6	(0)
2013–2014	→ Bucaspor (loan)	27	(4)
2014–2015	→ Samsunspor (loan)	24	(5)
2015–2016	Denizlispor	27	(8)
2016–2018	Çaykur Rizespor	53	(8)
2018–	Denizlispor	50	(13)
National team
2009	Turkey U15	9	(4)
2009–2010	Turkey U16	18	(7)
2010–2012	Turkey U17	14	(4)
2011–2012	Turkey U18	7	(5)
2012–2013	Turkey U19	7	(3)
Honours Turkey U19 Runner-up Mediterranean Games 2013
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:04, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Early years

Recep Niyaz started his career with Denizlispor in 2005, where he played until 2010. Fenerbahçe transferred him after the club's legend Rıdvan Dilmen scouted him for Aykut Kocaman. Recep Niyaz scored his first goal for Fenerbahce career against Turkish Cup with Göztepe.[2]

Club career

He signed his first professional contract with Fenerbahçe on 16 June 2010. He began playing with the A2 squad. He has scored 9 goals in 14 appearances in the A2 League. Recep Niyaz earned his first senior team call-up under Aykut Kocaman and made his professional debut against Manisaspor on 16 January 2012, coming on as a substitution for Henri Bienvenu in the 79th minute.[3] His first professional goal was against Göztepe at the 88th minute at Turkish Cup in Fifth round on 12 December 2012.[4]

International career

Recep Niyaz played for the Turkey national under-19 football team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He also represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Honours

Fenerbahçe

• Turkish Cup:(2) 2011-12 2012-13

National

• 2013 Mediterranean Games - Silver medal

Career statistics

As of match played 14 March 2020.[5]

Club	Season	League		Cup[nb 1]		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fenerbahçe
	2011–12	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2012–13	2	0	3	1	2	0	7	1
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	5	0	3	1	2	0	10	1
Bucaspor (loan)
	2013–14	27	4	2	0	—		29	4
Samsunspor (loan)
	2014–15	28	5	5	0	—		33	5
Denizlispor
	2015–16	27	8	0	0	—		27	8
Çaykur Rizespor
	2016–17	21	4	9	2	—		30	6
	2017–18	31	4	1	0	—		32	4
	Total	52	8	10	2	—		62	10
Denizlispor
	2018–19	33	12	2	0	—		35	12
	2019–20	15	1	6	3	—		21	4
	Total	48	13	8	3	—		56	16
Career total		187	38	28	6	2	0	217	44

Notes

1. Includes Turkish Super Cup

References

1. "Recep Niyaz declared his real birth date". twitter.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
2. "Recep Niyaz analyses". golsmacservis.blogspot.com. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
3. "Manisaspor 1-2 Fenerbahçe". fenerbahce.org. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
4. "Recep Niyaz adına bir ilk..." milliyet.com.tr. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
5. "Recep Niyaz Statistics". mackolik.com. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

External links

• Recep Niyaz at tff.org
• Recep Niyaz – UEFA competition record