Yekta Kurtuluş

Yekta Kurtuluş
Yekta playing for Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name Yekta Kurtuluş
Date of birth (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2004 İzmirspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 İzmirspor 71 (6)
2007–2011 Kasımpaşa 81 (10)
2011–2015 Galatasaray 66 (2)
2015 Sivasspor 9 (0)
2016–2020 Antalyaspor 83 (3)
2020–2021 Altay 14 (0)
2021–2023 Bodrumspor 46 (1)
International career
2010–2011 Turkey 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023

Yekta Kurtuluş (Turkish pronunciation: [jectaː kuɾtuɫuʃ]; born 11 December 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Yekta began his career at İzmirspor playing for the club four years, before signing for Kasımpaşa in 2007, where he was handed the number 5 kit. He made his professional debut on 25 November 2007 in a 2–0 loss over Rizespor coming in as substitute in the 55th minute. He finished his first season for the club with 16 attempts and one assist.

His performances with Kasımpaşa led to interest from several league clubs. On 11 January 2011, Yekta passed his medical and signed for four years with Galatasaray.[1] He made his first appearance for the club one week later against Sivasspor in a 1–00 home win. He also made his first 2013–14 UEFA Champions League appearance on 26 February 2014 against Chelsea, coming in as a substitute in a 1–01 home draw.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 July 2015.
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
İzmirspor 2004–05 20 1 1 0 21 1
2005–06 21 1 0 0 21 1
2006–07 30 4 0 0 30 4
Total 71 6 1 1 72 6
Kasımpaşa 2007–08 16 1 1 0 17 1
2008–09 28 3 1 0 29 3
2009–10 25 4 5 0 30 4
2010–11 12 2 2 1 14 3
Total 81 10 9 1 90 11
Galatasaray 2010–11 13 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
2011–12 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2012–13 18 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 1
2013–14 17 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 28 2
2014–15 15 0 9 4 1 0 1 0 26 4
Total 66 2 21 5 1 0 5 0 93 7
Career total 218 18 31 7 1 0 5 0 255 24

International

Turkey national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 1 0
Total 2 0

Honours

Galatasaray

References

  1. ^ "Yekta Galatasaray'da" (PDF) (in Turkish). Kap.gov.tr. Retrieved 21 January 2011.


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