Recep Niyaz
{{short description|Turkish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Recep Niyaz
| image = Recep Niyaz - beIN-Sports-Reklam (2021) (cropped).png
| caption = Niyaz in 2021
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|08|02|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RecepNiyazz/status/285790724635652096|title=Recep Niyaz declared his real birth date|via=Twitter|date=31 December 2012|accessdate=17 January 2013}}
| birth_place = Denizli, Turkey
| height = 1.64 m
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Eyüpspor
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = 2005–2010 | youthclubs1 = Denizlispor
| youthyears2 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs2 = Fenerbahçe
| years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = Fenerbahçe A2 | caps1 = 14 | goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2011–2015 | clubs2 = Fenerbahçe | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = → Bucaspor (loan) | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 87
| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = → Samsunspor (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 5
| years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = Denizlispor | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = Çaykur Rizespor | caps6 = 53 | goals6 = 8
| years7 = 2018–2021 | clubs7 = Denizlispor | caps7 = 81 | goals7 = 18
| years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = Gaziantep | caps8 = 29 | goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2022– | clubs9 = Eyüpspor | caps9 = 49 | goals9 = 7
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2009 |nationalteam1 = Turkey U15 | nationalcaps1 = 9 | nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam2 = Turkey U16 | nationalcaps2 = 18 | nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam3 = Turkey U17 | nationalcaps3 = 14 | nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam4 = Turkey U18 | nationalcaps4 = 7 | nationalgoals4 = 5
| nationalyears5 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam5 = Turkey U19 | nationalcaps5 = 7 | nationalgoals5 = 3
| medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|Turkey U19}}
{{medalRU|Mediterranean Games |2013 }}
| club-update = 16 June 2025
| nationalteam-update =
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Recep Niyaz ({{IPA|tr|ɾeˈdʒep niˈjaz}}; born 2 August 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor.
Club career
Recep Niyaz started his career at youth division of Denizlispor in 2005, where he played until 2010. Niyaz joined Fenerbahçe subsequent to scouting outputs of Rıdvan Dilmen in 2010. He signed his first professional contract with Fenerbahçe on 16 June 2010. He began playing with the Fenerbahçe A2 squad. He has scored nine goals in 14 appearances in the A2 League. Recep Niyaz earned his first senior team call-up under Aykut Kocaman and made his professional debut against Manisaspor on 16 January 2012, coming on as a substitution for Henri Bienvenu in the 79th minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.fenerbahce.org/fb2008/popdetay.asp?ContentID=27511|title=Manisaspor 1-2 Fenerbahçe|publisher=fenerbahce.org|date=16 January 2012|accessdate=26 July 2012}} His first professional goal was against Göztepe at the 88th minute at Turkish Cup in Fifth round on 12 December 2012.{{cite web|url=http://skorer.milliyet.com.tr/recep-niyaz-adina-bir-ilk-/fenerbahce/detay/1641011/default.htm|title=Recep Niyaz adına bir ilk...|publisher=milliyet.com.tr|date=12 December 2012|accessdate=15 December 2012}}
On 18 July 2018, Niyaz returned Denizlispor on a 3-year-long contract.{{cite news|author=|title=Recep Niyaz Denizlispor'la anlaştı|url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/recep-niyaz-denizlispor-la-anlasti-1384788|agency=Demirören News Agency|publisher=Fanatik|date=18 July 2018|accessdate=21 May 2021|language=Tr|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210522194019/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/recep-niyaz-denizlispor-la-anlasti-1384788|archivedate=22 May 2021|quote=}} On 21 May 2021, Niyaz terminated his contract with Denizlispor, activating the pertinent clause in return of his outstanding receivables.{{cite news|author=|title=Denizlispor'da Recep Niyaz sözleşmesini feshetti |url=https://www.fanatik.com.tr/denizlisporda-recep-niyaz-sozlesmesini-feshetti-2221482|agency=|publisher=Fanatik|date=21 May 2021|accessdate=22 May 2021|language=Tr|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210521095225/https://www.fanatik.com.tr/denizlisporda-recep-niyaz-sozlesmesini-feshetti-2221482|archivedate=21 May 2021|quote=}}{{Clarify|reason=the last half of the sentence is poorly worded|date=July 2021}}
International career
Niyaz played for the Turkey national under-19 football team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. In same year, he represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Honours
;Fenerbahçe S.K.
- Turkish Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Career statistics
{{updated|22 May 2021}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.mackolik.com/Futbolcu/48801/Recep-Niyaz-Fenerbahce|title=Recep Niyaz Statistics|publisher=mackolik.com|date=26 July 2012|accessdate=26 July 2012}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{ref|a|1}} !colspan="2"|Other{{ref|a|2}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{ref|a|3}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Süper Lig
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3 | Total
!5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="2" valign="center"|Bucaspor (loan) | ||||||||||
| TFF First League
|27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="2" valign="center"|Samsunspor (loan) | ||||||||||
| TFF First League
|28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="2" valign="center"|Denizlispor | ||||||||||
| TFF First League
|27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 8 | |||
| rowspan="3" valign="center"|Çaykur Rizespor | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Süper Lig
|21 | 4 | 9 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18
|31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 4 | |||
| colspan=3 | Total
!52 | 8 | 10 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 10 | |||
| rowspan="4" valign="center"|Denizlispor | ||||||||||
| TFF First League
|33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 12 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Süper Lig
|15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21
|28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 5 | |||
| colspan=3 | Total
!76 | 17 | 8 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 84 | 21 | |||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!215 | 43 | 28 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 245 | 49 |
- 1.{{note|a}}Includes Turkish Cup.
- 2.{{note|a}}Includes Turkish Super Cup.
- 3.{{note|a}}Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
References
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External links
- {{UEFA player|250017737}}
- {{TFF player|909406}}
{{Eyüpspor squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Niyaz, Recep}}
Category:Footballers from Denizli
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers
Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
Category:Denizlispor footballers
Category:Çaykur Rizespor footballers
Category:Samsunspor footballers
Category:Gaziantep F.K. footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in football