Alper Potuk
{{short description|Turkish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alper Potuk
| fullname = Alper Potuk{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=845749 |title=Alper Potuk |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |accessdate=1 December 2020}}
| caption = Potuk with Fenerbahçe in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bolvadin, Turkey
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Midfielder / Winger
| currentclub = Gostivar
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = 2002–2005
| youthclubs1 = Çifteler
| youthyears2 = 2005–2009
| youthclubs2 = Eskişehirspor
| years1 = 2009–2013
| clubs1 = Eskişehirspor
| caps1 = 106
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2013–2020
| clubs2 = Fenerbahçe
| caps2 = 152
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = Ankaragücü
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = Çaykur Rizespor
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Gostivar
| caps5 = 43
| goals5 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2012
| nationalyears4 = 2012
| nationalyears5 = 2012–2018
| nationalteam1 = Turkey U19 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalteam2 = Turkey U20 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Turkey U21 | nationalcaps3 = 11 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalteam4 = Turkey A2 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalteam5 = Turkey | nationalcaps5 = 17 | nationalgoals5 = 1
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 18 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 23 March 2018
}}
Alper Potuk (born 8 April 1991) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger of Macedonian First Football League club Gostivar.{{cite web|url=https://www.fotospor.com/dunyadan-futbol/alper-potukun-yeni-adresi-gostivar-614301|title=Alper Potuk'un yeni adresi Gostivar|language=Turkish|date=27 July 2023|accessdate=27 July 2023|publisher=fotospor.com}}
Early life
Potuk was born in Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar Province, on 8 April 1991. He began playing football with friends in the street, receiving a strong backing from his family, especially his father and brother; his brother would give him a ride to watch Afyonkarahisarspor training sessions. Potuk's family relocated to Eskişehir because of his father's job.
Career
=Eskişehirspor=
Çiftelerspor signed the youngster in 2002, and he competed in their youth teams for three years. In a match against Eskişehirspor, Potuk scored his team's lone goal in a 1–4 loss, impressing the Eskişehirspor coaches. Potuk started his career in the city of Eskişehir, joining Çiftelerspor in 2002, before moving on to Eskişehirspor in 2005. He made his professional debut on 29 May 2009 against Gaziantepspor. In the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 win against Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone.
=Fenerbahçe=
On 22 May 2013, Alper completed a move to Fenerbahçe in five-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/88445/alper-potuktan-5-yillik-imza|title=ALPER İMZAYI ATTI!|language=Turkish|date=22 May 2013|accessdate=1 September 2013|publisher=ntvspor.net}} The transfer involved Henri Bienvenu moving in the opposite direction, to Eskişehirspor, while Fenerbahçe also paid €6.25 million. According to the reports, a journalist interviewed with Alper in National Team Camp and He talked about his transfer rumor. He promised to Fenerbahçe for transfer. "Before the negotiate contract Fenerbahçe's Boss Aziz Yıldırım called me and they wanted to see me at Fenerbahçe. Also they will transfer great names and Fenerbahçe's squad will be more greater" said Alper. In addition to his conversation he said he is a fan of Fenerbahçe and if Fenerbahçe's managers will deal with Eskişehirspor, he will sign to Fenerbahçe. Then transfer completed after that. He said "I promised only Fenerbahçe. So I dealt with Fenerbahçe 15 days ago."{{cite web|url=http://spor.haberturk.com/futbol/haber/848068-fenere-soz-verdim|title=Tek sözüm Yıldırım'a|language=Turkish|date=28 May 2013|accessdate=1 September 2013|publisher=haberturk.com}} On 31 August 2013, he scored his debut goal for the club in a Süper Lig match against Sivasspor.{{cite web|url=http://www.fenerbahce.org/detay.asp?ContentID=36077|title=Fenerbahçe 5–0 Sivasspor|language=Turkish|date=31 August 2013|accessdate=1 September 2013|publisher=fenerbahce.org}}
International career
Potuk represented his country's U19, U20, and U21 teams. He played his first match for Turkey in a friendly game against Slovakia at Bursa Atatürk Stadium on 29 February 2012. He subsequently represented Turkey in 2014 World Cup qualifying, playing his first qualifier against Andorra on 22 March 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300183564/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022020222/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300183564/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2013|title=Andorra 0–2 Turkey|date=22 March 2013|accessdate=13 May 2013|publisher=fifa.com}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 21 April 2024}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Turkish Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="6"|Eskişehirspor
|rowspan="5"|Süper Lig |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10
|16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11
|24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12
|35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13
|30 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!106 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 126 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="8"|Fenerbahçe
|rowspan="7"|Süper Lig |28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=TSC|Appearance in Turkish Super Cup}} | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2014–15
|30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=TSC}} | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16
|27 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11{{efn|One appearance in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 45 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17
|29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|25 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20
|5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!152 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 17 | |
| Ankaragücü
|Süper Lig |24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Çaykur Rizespor
|Süper Lig |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!52 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 54 | 1 | |||
| KF Gostivar
|25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 7 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!359 | 27 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 444 | 33 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 28 March 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||
| colspan="7"|Turkey | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total||17||1 |
Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:
| class="wikitable"
|+ International goals ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 21 May 2014 | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, Mitrovica, Kosovo | {{fb|Kosovo}} | 6–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Fenerbahçe
References
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External links
- {{TFF player|845749}}
- {{UEFA player}}
- {{FIFA player}}
- {{NFT player}}
- {{Mackolik player|29089}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Potuk, Alper}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkey men's international footballers
Category:Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers
Category:Eskişehirspor footballers
Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Category:Turkey men's B international footballers
Category:Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Category:Turkish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia