Uğurcan Çakır

Uğurcan Çakır (born 5 April 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Trabzonspor.[1]

Uğurcan Çakır
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-05) 5 April 1996
Place of birth Antalya, Turkey
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2009 Çekmeköyspor
2009–2011 Yamanspor
2011–2012 1461 Trabzon
2012–2014 Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Trabzonspor 77 (0)
2016 → 1461 Trabzon (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Turkey U19 3 (0)
2014 Turkey U20 2 (1)
2017 Turkey U21 4 (0)
2019– Turkey 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:38, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:44, 30 December 2020 (UTC).

Club career

2015–16 season

Uğurcan Çakır made his senior debut for Trabzonspor in a 1 nil loss against Rabotnicki Skopje in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stages. He would then play 3 matches in the Türkiye Kupasi managing to keep 2 clean sheets. He then solidified himself as second choice keeper being on the bench until January, but never receiving an appearance in the Super Lig.

Like a majority of young Trabzonspor goalkeepers, Çakır was sent to local club affiliate 1461 trabzon on 15 January 2016, making his senior debut for the club in a 2:1 win over Yeni Malatyaspor. Giving away a penalty and getting booked in the 79th Minute, after tripping up the Yeni Striker İrfan Başaran . He went too early leading to the Yeni Malatyaspor striker scoring down the centre. He would continue playing as Trabzon's first choice keeper in 3 more appearances in the Turkish League 1, but couldn't get 1 clean sheet conceding 7 goals. He would then sustain an Ankle injury, and wouldn't return to full fitness until 2 months. He then played 4 more games for the club, before being dropped entirely as he failed to live up to expectations. His one year loan deal was caught short, and he returned to Trabzonspor 30 June 2016.

2016–17 season

Uğurcan Çakır failed to make a single appearance in any competitions for Trabzonspor mainly due to his bad performance with 1461 Trabzon last year, and was only on the bench for 2 Super Lig games and the majority of Türkiye Kupasi games

2017–18 season

Uğurcan Çakır made his debut for Trabzonspor at the age of 21 years on 22 September 2017 against Alyanspor after first choice keeper Esteban Alvarado couldn't carry on playing after half time, after sustaining an injury, he would witness his side from winning 3:1 the previous half to losing 4-3 after 2 penalties were awarded to the opposition. He impressed the current manager Ersun Yanal, leading to him playing the last 5 games of the Super Lig Season with 12 goals conceded and 1 clean sheet, and would continue to grow in his development.

2018–19 season

Uğurcan Çakır reaffirmed his position as the second choice goalkeeper for Trabzonspor, but after first choice keeper Onur Kivrak retired on January 16, 2019, he became first choice, playing 18 games in the Super Lig conceding 20 goals and having 2 clean sheets.

International career

Çakır made his debut for the Turkey national football team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against Greece, as a starter.[2]

Honours

Trabzonspor

References
  1. "Uğurcan Çakır" (in Turkish). Trabzonspor. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. "Turkey v Greece game report". ESPN. 30 May 2019.
  3. "Süper Kupa Trabzonspor'un! (ÖZET) Başakşehir - Trabzonspor maç sonucu: 1-2" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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