Samet Akaydin Explained

Samet Akaydin (born 13 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.

Club career

Akaydin began his youth career with Black Sea Region-based clubs Trabzon İdmanocağı, Trabzonspor, Boluspor and started his professional career with hometown club Arsinspor. He played four seasons with Istanbul-based club Sancaktepe, one season with Şanlıurfaspor, and seasons with Ankara Keçiörengücü.

Adana Demirspor

Akaydin moved to Süper Lig side Adana Demirspor where he had successful seasons and selected to the national team.

Fenerbahçe

On 4 December 2023, Akaydin signed Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahçe for years.^[1] He made his Süper Lig debut for the team in a 2–1 away game win over Gaziantep FK on 15 January 2023.

Panathinaikos (loan)

On 14 January 2024, Akaydin joined Greek side Panathinaikos on loan from Fenerbahçe, until the end of the 2023–24 season.^[2]

International career

Akaydin debuted with the Turkey national team in a friendly 2–1 win over the Czech Republic on 19 November 2022.^[3]

Akaydin was selected to represent his nation at Euro 2024.^[4] Notably, he scored an own goal past Altay Bayındır from outside the box in the nation's 3–0 loss to Portugal during the group stage.^[5] On 6 July, he scored his first international goal, by opening the score in a 2–1 defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter-final of the competition.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsinspor	2013–14	TFF Third League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Sancaktepe	2014–15	TFF Third League	33	3	1	0	—		34	3
	2015–16		34	4	1	0	—		35	4
	2016–17		32	0	7	0	—		39	0
	2017–18	TFF Second League	32	2	0	0	—		32	2
	Total		131	9	9	0	0	0	140	9
Şanlıurfaspor	2018–19	TFF Second League	34	3	0	0	—		34	3
Ankara Keçiörengücü	2019–20	TFF First League	33	3	0	0	—		33	3
	2020–21		16	1	0	0	—		16	1
	Total		49	4	0	0	0	0	49	4
Adana Demirspor	2020–21	TFF First League	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	2021–22	Süper Lig	33	2	2	1	—		35	3
	2022–23		16	2	1	0	—		17	2
	Total		55	4	3	1	0	0	58	5
Fenerbahçe	2022–23	Süper Lig	17	0	4	0	2	0	23	0
	2023–24		10	0	0	0	1	0		11	0
	Total		27	0	4	0	3	0	34	0
Panathinaikos (loan)	2023–24	Super League Greece	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
Career total			272	20	16	1	3	0	291	21

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2022	1	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	6	1
Total		10	1

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akaydin goal.

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Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 July 2024	Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany	10		1–0	1–2	UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

Fenerbahçe

• Turkish Cup

2022–23^[8]

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup

2023–24

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ailemize hoş geldin Samet Akaydın. 12 January 2023.
2. Web site: Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Σαμέτ Ακαϊντίν . 14 January 2024 . Panathinaikos F.C.. 14 January 2024 . el.
3. Web site: Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Samet Akaydin and Onur Bulut spoke after the Czechia match!. 19 November 2022.
4. News: 7 June 2024 . A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı . EURO 2024 Candidate Squad of Our National Team Announced . tr . Turkish Football Federation . 7 June 2024.
5. Web site: Portugal coast into Euro 2024 last-16 with 3-0 victory over Turkey . Reuters . 23 June 2024 .
6. Web site: Netherlands 2–1 Türkiye . UEFA . 6 July 2024 .
7. Web site: Samet Akaydın. Soccerway. 11 March 2023.
8. Web site: Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in . 11 June 2023 . fenerbahce.org . 11 June 2023 .