Muammer Sarıkaya

Muammer Sarıkaya (born 9 February 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Iğdır, on loan from İstanbulspor.

Muammer Sarıkaya

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Iğdır (loan)
Number	24
Youth career
2012–2013	Bakırköyspor
2013–2015	İstanbulspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	İstanbulspor	118	(12)
2016–2017	→ Ofspor (loan)	9	(1)
2018–2019	→ Başkent Gözgözler (loan)	14	(0)
2019–2020	→ Zonguldak Kömürspor (loan)	26	(3)
2020–2021	→ Esenler Erokspor (loan)	32	(6)
2024	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)	13	(0)
2025–	→ Iğdır (loan)	16	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025

Career

Sarıkaya is a youth product of the academies of Bakırköyspor and İstanbulspor. He began his senior career with İstanbulspor, signing a professional contract on 25 August 2015.^[1] He had successive loans to Ofspor, Başkent Gözgözler, Zonguldak Kömürspor and Esenler Erokspor to start his career, before returning to İstanbulspor.^[2] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021–22 season for the first time in 17 years.^[3] He made his professional debut in İstanbulspor's return to the Süper Lig in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.^[4]

On 8 February 2024, Sarıkaya was loaned by Çaykur Rizespor.^[5]