Okay_Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu

Okay Yokuşlu

Turkish footballer

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.

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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]
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  1. Appearances in Spor Toto Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in EFL Cup

International

As of match played 7 September 2021[17]
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International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal.[17]
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References

  1. [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. [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. [3]
    "Okay Yokuşlu: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Okay Kayserispor'da". 27 June 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Futbolcu Bilgi Bankası>> Oyuncular - Futbolcular" (in Turkish). TFF. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  6. [6]
    "YOKUŞLU LINKS UP WITH ALBION ON LOAN". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: Harry Kane scores on return". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. [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. [9]
    "WELCOME HOME OKAY YOKUŞLU". www.wba.co.uk. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. [10]
    "West Brom 1-0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. [11]
    "Okay Yokuslu wins Marc Darcy player's player of the season award". West Bromwich Albion. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  12. [12]
    "Hosts through as Aussies exit". FIFA. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  13. [13]
    Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  14. [14]
    "TURKEY GREECE - Match Details TFF".
  15. [15]
    "O. Yokuşlu". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  16. [16]
    "Okay Yokuş[email protected]" (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  17. [17]
    "Yokuşlu, Okay". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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