Göktan Gürpüz
![]() Gürpüz in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Duisburg, Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Hamborn 07 | ||
2011–2016 | Schalke 04 | ||
2016–2021 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Borussia Dortmund II | 14 | (1) |
2023– | Trabzonspor | 5 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Germany U19 | 7 | (1) |
2022– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 29 November 2022 (UTC) |
Göktan Gürpüz (born 22 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Trabzonspor. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.
Career
[edit]Gürpüz is a youth product of the academies of Hamborn 07, Schalke and Borussia Dortmund. He was promoted to Borussia Dortmund's reserves in 2021, and made bench appearances for the senior squad in the Bundesliga several times during the 2022-23 season.[1] On 17 December 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[2] He made his professional debut with Borussia Dortmund II in a 2–0 3. Liga loss to Freiburg II on 28 August 2022.[3]
On 19 July 2023, Borussia announced his transfer to Trabzonspor in Turkey.[4]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, Gürpüz is of Turkish descent. He first represented the Turkey U16s in 2019, before playing for the Germany U19s in 2021.[5] In November 2021, he again switched to represent the Turkey U21s in November 2022.[6]
Playing style
[edit]Gürpüz is an intelligent midfielder who is quick to act and has good positional awareness.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lars Ricken praises Göktan Gürpüz: "He has a high level of game intelligence"". 26 December 2021.
- ^ "BVB befördert Göktan Gürpüz - auch sein Bruder verlängert". 90min.de. 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Dortmund II vs Freiburg II, 28.08.2022". Sky.de.
- ^ "Göktan Gürpüz wechselt zu Trabzonspor" [Goktan Gurpuz has joined Trabzonspor] (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Beşiktaş transfer etmek istedi, Borussia Dortmund'dan izin çıkmadı!". 90min.com. 27 September 2021.
- ^ "Ümit Milli Takımı'nın Avusturya ve Polonya maçlarının aday kadrosu açıklandı". Fotomaç.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
- Göktan Gürpüz at Soccerway
- DFB Profile
- Göktan Gürpüz at the Turkish Football Federation
- Göktan Gürpüz at BDFutbol
- 2003 births
- Living people
- 3. Liga players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- German men's footballers
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Duisburg
- Süper Lig players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Turkish men's footballers