İsmail Yüksek
İsmail Yüksek (born 26 January 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
.jpg.webp) Yüksek with Fenerbahçe in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | İsmail Yüksek | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | İznik, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Bursaspor | ||
| 2012–2015 | Bursa Merinosspor | ||
| 2015–2016 | Yeşil Bursa | ||
| 2016–2017 | Yıldırım Belediyespor | ||
| 2017–2018 | Bursa Yıldırımspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Gölcükspor | 49 | (9) |
| 2020– | Fenerbahçe | 28 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Balıkesirspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Turkey | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2023 | |||
Professional career
Youth and Gölcükspor
Yüksek began his youth career with hometown club Bursaspor and also played in youth level with Bursa Merinosspor, Yeşil Bursa, Yıldırım Belediyespor and Bursa Yıldırımspor. He started his professional career with Gölcükspor and played two successful season with them.
Fenerbahçe
He signed 5 years contract with Fenerbahçe on 2 May 2020.
Loan to Balıkesirspor
On 5 October 2020, he joined Balıkesirspor on loan.
2020-21 season
He returned to Fenerbahçe on 12 January 2021.[2] Yüksek made his professional debut with Fenerbahçe in a 3-1 Süper Lig win over MKE Ankaragücü on 18 January 2021.[3]
Loan to Adana Demirspor
On 1 February 2021, he joined Adana Demirspor on loan in the TFF First League for the second half of the 2020-21 season.[4]
Loan to Bursaspor
He was on loan with Bursaspor for the 2021-22 season, before returning to Fenerbahçe.[5]
2022–23 season
After return to Fenerbahçe, he made a very strong start to the 2022–23 season with coach Jorge Jesus, made good use of his first 11 chances and called to the national team.[6][7] On October 6, he was selected man of the match by supporters votes for his performance in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League Group B third week AEK Larnaca match.[8]
On 20 January 2023, Fenerbahçe announced to sign new contract with him until May 2027.[9]
2023–24 season
In his second season as a starter in the team, he made his top performance with new coach and team's local legend İsmail Kartal, he consolidate his place with Fenerbahçe and international team.[10] He changed his shirt number from 80 to 5.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 22 October 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gölcükspor | 2018-19 | TFF Third League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2019-20 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Balıkesirspor (loan) | 2020-21 | TFF First League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2020-21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Bursaspor (loan) | 2021-22 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Fenerbahçe Total | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 122 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 15 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in Turkish Super Cup
International
He played his international debut at 81st minute late substitute and scored his first International goal at 87th minute against Luxembourg. He didn't select to the Turkey youth national teams and directly played for senior level.[12]
On 12 October 2023, he has become the first player to record 15+ duels and 10+ possessions won in a single Euro 2024 qualifier game, winning 16 duels and recovering 12 possessions against Croatia[13][14]
- As of match played 15 October 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results show Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ismail goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 September 2022 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Luxembourg | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League |
References
- "İsmail Yüksek". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- "İsmail Yüksek, Fenerbahçe'ye geri döndü ve antrenmana çıktı". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
- "Fenerbahçe vs. Ankaragücü - 18 January 2021 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- "Adana Demirspor'un Fenerbahçe'den kiraladığı İsmail Yüksek'in..." Fanatik.
- "İsmail Yüksek: Bursaspor hak ettiği yerlere ulaşacaktır". Fanatik (in Turkish). May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- Flash start with Ismail Yüksek
- Fenerbahçeli İsmail Yüksek performansıyla dikkat çekiyor
- Fenerbahçe SK Official Twitter Account
- "İsmail Yüksek'in sözleşmesi uzatıldı". Fenerbahce.org.
- "İsmail Yüksek'ten göz alan performans: 65 binden 4 milyona". Oda TV.
- İsmail Yüksek'in yeni forma numarası 5 oldu
- "Player profile @ TFF.org". TFF.org. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- OptaCan statistics
- "İstatistikleri altüst etti: İsmail Yüksek'ten Hırvatistan karşısında 2 rekor". cumhuriyet.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.