Club History
Besiktas
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Recruited in January 2017 by Besiktas, a top 25 UEFA-ranked club and 16-time Turkish Super League champions.
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Worked his way up through two pilot teams (Dikilitas FC & Yildiz FC), helping both teams win city-level championships.
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Promoted to Besiktas U15 Elite Team In the summer of 2018, and started to compete at the highest level of youth soccer in Turkey against the academy teams of other Super League and Division 1 clubs.
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Promoted to U16 Elite Team in the summer of 2019 and became a starter in 2020, after which the team won 8 consecutive league games without conceding a goal, beat arch-rivals Galatasaray & Fenerbahce, and became conference champions.
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Advanced to U17 Elite Team in the summer of 2020.
Previous Clubs
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Issued first competitive soccer license by CKFA in Sep 2015 and played in U13 & U14 Istanbul Amateur Leagues against older players.
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Previously trained with Barcelona Escola Istanbul from Sep 2013 until Sep 2015
Starting 11 Pre-Match Photo
Galatasaray vs. Besiktas Derby Game
Turkish National Elite Youth League
February 2nd, 2020
Tournament History
National Elite League & Cups
Appeared in 30+ official elite league & cup games, and 10+ international & domestic friendlies.
Elite U16 Turkish National League / Conference 1
(Champions)
Besiktas / Sep 2019 - Mar 2020 (National Finals Cancelled)
Elite U16 Istanbul Victory Cup
(Champions)
Besiktas /Aug 2019
Elite U15 Turkish National League / National Finals
(Runner-Ups)
Besiktas / May 2019
Elite U15 Turkish National League / Conference 1 (Champions)
Besiktas / Sep 2018 – Apr 2019
Elite U15 Lefke Cup
(Champions)
Besiktas / Aug 2018
City-Level Leagues
Appeared in over 40+ city-level official league games, often competing with and against older players.
Istanbul U15 Amateur League
Yildiz FC (Pilot Team of Besiktas)
Feb 2018 - May 2018
Istanbul U14 Amateur League (Group Champions)
Yildiz FC (Pilot Team of Besiktas)
Sep 2017 - Apr 2018
Istanbul U14 Amateur League (Group Champions)
Dikilitas FC (Pilot Team of Besiktas)
Jan 2017 - May 2017
Istanbul U14 & U15 Amateur Leagues
CKFA
Sep 2015-Dec 2017
Academic &
Extracurricular
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Senior at Koc School Istanbul, one of the most competitive high schools in Turkey
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Sep 2020 SAT Score 1520 (760 & 760)
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Weighted Cumulative GPA 93.16 (out of 100)
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Predicted IB Score 42 (out of 45), HL Scores 7/7/6
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On Academic High Honor Roll for all semesters at school
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Enrolled in International Baccalaureate Diploma Program with high-level Mathematics, Economics & Computer Science, and standard-level English, Biology, and Turkish Literature
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Received Freshman Year Top Physical Education Award
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Fluent in English & Turkish (Native), Intermediate Spanish
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Classical piano player, received Grade 6 Level Piano Diploma by London College of Music,
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Interned at the Turkish Football Federation as Foreign Delegations Assistant for World Cup Qualifier games vs. the Netherlands, Norway, and Latvia.
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Scuba diver (PADI Open Water Diver Certificate)
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Active skier with 10+ years of training
Physical & Athletic
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DOB: August 14, 2004
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Height: 181 cm (5'94")
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Weight: 72 kg (159 pounds)
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Endurance: Most recent winter-season yo-yo intermittent recovery test score 3.120 meters, 3rd best score in the team
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Vertical high jump: 56 cm, best score in the team
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Team leader in flexibility tests