Recep Niyaz
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| Full name | Recep Niyaz | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1995[1] | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Denizli, Turkey | ||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||||||||
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Current team | Denizlispor | ||||||||
| Number | 21 | ||||||||
| 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– | Denizlispor | 10 | (4) | ||||||
| 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
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2016. | |||||||||
Recep Niyaz (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾed͡ʒep nijaz], born 2 August 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF First League club Denizlispor.
Early years
Recep Niyaz started his career with Denizlispor in 2005, where he played until 2010. Fenerbahçe transferred him after the clubs legend Rıdvan Dilmen scouted him for Aykut Kocaman. Recep 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 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 88th minute at Turkish Cup in Fifth round on 12 December 2012.[4]
International career
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
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
| Last Update: 14 December 2012[5] | |||||||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ Includes Turkish Super Cup
References
- ↑ "Recep Niyaz declared his real birth date". twitter.com. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ "Recep Niyaz analyses". golsmacservis.blogspot.com. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Manisaspor 1-2 Fenerbahçe". fenerbahce.org. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Recep Niyaz adına bir ilk...". milliyet.com.tr. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ↑ "Recep Niyaz Statistics". mackolik.com. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
External links
- Recep Niyaz at tff.org
- Recep Niyaz – UEFA competition record
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