Gökcan Kaya

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| name = Gökcan Kaya

| image =

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Randers, Denmark

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Iğdır

| clubnumber = 58

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Randers

| years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Hobro | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Manisaspor | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2021 | clubs3 = Tuzlaspor | caps3 = 131 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Eyüpspor | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = → Pendikspor (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022–2025 | clubs6 = Pendikspor | caps6 = 82 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = Iğdır | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U-18

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2014

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U-19

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015

| nationalteam3 = Denmark U-20

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 7 March 2025

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Gökcan Kaya (born 7 August 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Iğdır.

Club career

=Denmark=

In May 2012 at the age of 16, Kaya signed a youth-contract with Randers FC.{{ cite web | title = Randers FC skriver ungdomskontrakt med Gökcan Kaya | url = http://www.randersfc.dk/?side=6219 | publisher = Randers FC | date = 10 May 2012}}

He got his debut for the first team in a cup-match against Kolding BK which Randers won 7–1, with Kaya starting on the bench, later replacing Mads Fenger in the 62nd minute.

On 10 June 2015, it was announced, that Kaya had signed a contract with Hobro IK.{{cite web | title = Hobro IK sikrer sig Randers-talent | url = http://hikfodbold.dk/superligaen-nyheder?id=269 | publisher = Hobro IK | date = 10 June 2015 | access-date = 26 September 2015 | archive-date = 27 September 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150927195618/http://hikfodbold.dk/superligaen-nyheder?id=269 | url-status = dead }} Kaya got his debut for Hobro on 19 July 2015, in a 3-0 defeat against OB.{{ cite web | title = OB VS. HOBRO 3 - 0 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/07/19/denmark/superliga/odense-boldklub/hobro-ik/2048466/ | publisher = soccerway.com | date = 19 July 2015}}

=Turkey=

On 29 August 2016, it was confirmed, that Kaya moved to Turkish club Manisaspor.{{ cite web | title = Gökcan Kaya rykker til tyrkisk fodbold | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/goekcan-kaya-rykker-til-tyrkisk-fodbold/ | publisher = bold.dk | date = 1 September 2016}} On the last day of the transfer window in January 2017, Kaya was sold after five months in Manisaspor to Tuzlaspor.

On 15 July 2021, Kaya joined Eyüpspor.[https://www.fanatik.com.tr/gokcan-kayadan-eyupspora-4-yillik-imza-2231864 Gökcan Kaya'dan Eyüpspor'a 4 yıllık imza!], fanatik.com.tr, 16 July 2021 On 19 January 2022, Kaya was loaned out to TFF Second League club Pendikspor for the rest of the season.[https://www.pendiklitv.com/pendikspor-aradigi-10-numarayi-buldu/ https://www.pendiklitv.com/pendikspor-aradigi-10-numarayi-buldu/], pendiklitv.com, 19 January 2022 He got his official debut two days later against Zonguldak Kömürspor.