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Okay Yokuşlu
Yokuşlu with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name Okay Yokuşlu [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30) [2]
Place of birth Konak, Izmir, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Bromwich Albion
Number 35
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)
2018–2022 Celta 76 (2)
2021 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 16 (0)
2022 → Getafe (loan) 11 (0)
2022– West Bromwich Albion 68 (4)
International career‡
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 39 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021

Okay Yokuşlu (Turkish pronunciation: [okaj jokuʃɫu], born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Turkey national team.

Club 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). [4] He made his Süper Lig debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by Antalyaspor with 1–0 final score, on 16 September 2011. [5]

On 1 February 2021, Yokuşlu joined English club West Bromwich Albion on loan from RC Celta de Vigo, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [6] Six days later, he made his debut for Albion as a substitute for Romaine Sawyers in a 0–2 away league defeat by Tottenham Hotspur. [7]

On 26 January 2022, Yokuşlu moved to fellow La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June. [8]

On 18 July 2022, Yokuşlu returned to now EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract following his departure from Celta Vigo. [9] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2022 in a 1-0 home win against Blackpool. [10] On 5 May 2023, Yokuşlu won West Brom's 2022/23 players' player of the Year award in his first full season with the club. [11]

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. [12] On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the Turkey national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively. [13] He made his debut as a late sub against Greece in a 0–0 tie. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2023 [15] [5] [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Altay 2009–10 TFF First League 12 2 2 1 — 0 0 14 3
2010–11 TFF First League 21 2 0 0 — 0 0 21 2
Total 33 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 35 5
Kayserispor 2011–12 Süper Lig 22 2 2 0 — 5 [a] 1 29 3
2012–13 Süper Lig 24 0 0 0 — 0 0 24 0
2013–14 Süper Lig 25 1 4 0 — 0 0 29 1
2014–15 TFF First League 31 4 3 1 — 0 0 34 5
Total 102 7 9 1 0 0 5 1 116 9
Trabzonspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 27 2 7 0 2 [b] 1 0 0 36 3
2016–17 Süper Lig 29 2 8 3 — 0 0 37 5
2017–18 Süper Lig 30 2 3 0 — 0 0 33 2
Total 86 6 18 3 2 1 0 0 106 10
Celta 2018–19 La Liga 30 2 2 0 — 0 0 32 2
2019–20 26 0 0 0 — 0 0 26 0
2020–21 12 0 2 0 — 0 0 14 0
2021–22 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
Total 76 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 81 2
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2020–21 Premier League 16 0 0 0 — 0 0 16 0
Getafe (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 11 0 0 0 — 0 0 11 0
West Bromwich Albion 2022–23 EFL Championship 38 4 2 0 — 1 [c] 0 41 4
2023–24 17 0 0 0 — 1 [c] 0 18 0
Total 55 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 59 4
Career total 379 23 36 5 2 1 7 1 424 30
  1. ^ Appearances in Spor Toto Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2021 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 6 0
2018 11 1
2019 4 0
2020 5 0
2021 10 0
Total 39 1

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal. [17]
List of international goals scored by Okay Yokuşlu
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. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Okay Yokuşlu: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Okay Kayserispor'da". 27 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Futbolcu Bilgi Bankası>> Oyuncular - Futbolcular" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. ^ "YOKUŞLU LINKS UP WITH ALBION ON LOAN". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: Harry Kane scores on return". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Okay Yokuşlu cedido, con opción de compra, al Getafe CF" [Okay Yokuşlu loaned, with a buyout clause, to Getafe CF] (in Spanish). RC Celta Vigo. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ "WELCOME HOME OKAY YOKUŞLU". www.wba.co.uk. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ^ "West Brom 1-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Okay Yokuslu wins Marc Darcy player's player of the season award". West Bromwich Albion. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Hosts through as Aussies exit". FIFA. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  13. ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  14. ^ "TURKEY GREECE - Match Details TFF".
  15. ^ "O. Yokuşlu". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Okay Yokuşlu@Mackolik.com" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  17. ^ a b "Yokuşlu, Okay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.

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