Çağlar Söyüncü
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Çağlar Söyüncü (Turkish pronunciation: [tʃaːˈɫaɾ ˈsœjyŋdʒy]; born 23 May 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe, on loan from La Liga club Atlético Madrid, and the Turkey national team. Söyüncü can be deployed as a centre-back or left-back.
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Full name | Çağlar Söyüncü[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)[2][3] | ||
Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Fenerbahçe (on loan from Atlético Madrid) | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Menemen Belediyespor | ||
2011–2013 | Bucaspor | ||
2013–2014 | Gümüşorduspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Altınordu | 34 | (2) |
2016–2018 | SC Freiburg | 50 | (1) |
2018–2023 | Leicester City | 98 | (4) |
2023– | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) |
2024– | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 10 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Turkey U20 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
2016– | Turkey | 55 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 |
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Söyüncü's first senior professional team was the Turkish second division Altınordu. In the summer of 2016, he joined SC Freiburg of Germany's Bundesliga, before moving to Leicester City in 2018. He made his senior national team debut in 2016.