Gökhan Gönül
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![]() Gökhan Gönül with Turkey in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Samsun, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2002 | Bursayolspor | ||
2002–2003 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | Hacettepe | 92 | (15) |
2007–2016 | Fenerbahçe | 254 | (10) |
2016–2020 | Beşiktaş | 113 | (8) |
2020–2021 | Fenerbahçe | 21 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Çaykur Rizespor | 30 | (1) |
International career | |||
2007–2019 | Turkey | 66 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gökhan Gönül (born 4 January 1985) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Early life
Gönül was born in Bafra, Samsun, where he and his family lived before moving to Bursa when Gönül was six years old. His uncle signed him up with Bursayolspor's youth squad in 1999, and Gönül began his footballing career as a goalkeeper. However, after several other young goalkeepers signed with the club, Gönül was moved to the outfield. After putting in several performances, Gönül was told he would not play goalkeeper again. At first, Gönül played football as a hobby and something to play when there was nothing else to do. He began taking the sport more seriously when his coach at the time, Mehmet Kirazoğlu, took him under his wing and trained him individually. Soon after, Gönül played in a senior match against 30-year-olds; Gönül was 13 at the time.[1]
Gönül played several positions before he could find his spot, lacing up as a
Career
Gönül began his career with the
Retirement
On 19 June 2023, Gönül announced on his social media account that he ended his football career at the age of 38.[6]
International career
Gönül was never capped at youth international level. He made his senior debut against Norway on 27 November 2007.[7] He made three more appearances that season, but was not selected in the Euro 2008 squad due to his injury.[2]
Gönül was called up to the Turkey squad for Euro 2016.[8]
Honours
- Fenerbahçe S.K.
- Beşiktaş J.K.
Individual
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe | Total | ||||||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||
Hacettepe | 2003–04 | TFF First League | 27 | 5 | - | - | — | 27 | 5 | ||||||||||
2004–05 | 21 | 3 | - | - | — | 21 | 3 | ||||||||||||
2005–06 | 17 | 3 | - | - | —- | 17 | 3 | ||||||||||||
2006–07 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Total | 92 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | 94 | 15 | ||||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 2007–08 | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||||||||
2008–09 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |||||||||||
2009–10 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |||||||||||
2010–11 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||||||||||
2011–12 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||||||||||||
2012–13 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 4 | |||||||||||
2013–14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||||||||||
2014–15 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||||||||||
2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||||||||||
Total | 254 | 10 | 27 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 331 | 12 | |||||||||||
Beşiktaş | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||||||||
2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||||||||||
2018–19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 4 | |||||||||||
2019–20 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |||||||||||
Total | 113 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 140 | 9 | |||||||||||
Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||
Çaykur Rizespor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||||||||
2022–23 | TFF First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Career total | 510 | 36 | 37 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 617 | 39 | |||||||||||
Last Update: 17 September 2022[10] |
International
Turkey national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2007 | 2 | 0 |
2008 | 6 | 0 |
2009 | 9 | 0 |
2010 | 5 | 0 |
2011 | 5 | 1 |
2012 | 4 | 0 |
2013 | 9 | 0 |
2014 | 8 | 0 |
2015 | 5 | 0 |
2016 | 8 | 0 |
2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 66 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[11]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 29 March 2011 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
Notes
- ^ Includes Turkish Super Cup
References
- ^ a b "Gönül adamı; Gökhan Gönül" (in Turkish). tff.org. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ a b "GÖKHAN GÖNÜL" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ Türker Tozar (17 April 2008). "Turkish Cafu coming to the boil". UEFA. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Champions League: What Country Has Been the Most Successful". Bleacher Report. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe extend Cristian Baroni & Gökhan Gönül's contract". turkish-football.com. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Gökhan Gönül'den emeklilik kararı". Ntv Spor. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "His First Match in His International Career, Norway 1-2 Turkey". whoscored.com. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ 2010-2011 sezonunun "Yılın Futbol Oscarları" ödülleri verildi[dead link]
- ^ "GÖKHAN GÖNÜL". Turkish Football Federation. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Gökhan Gönül". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
External links
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- Gökhan Gönül at the Turkish Football Federation
- Gökhan Gönül – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Gökhan Gönül – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gökhan Gönül at Soccerway
- Gökhan Gönül at Fenerbahce.org