Samet Akaydın
Çaykur Rizespor · DFCB #25 · Türkiye · Group D 64Rating4Caps0Goals€2.5MValue32Age190Height
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Club season 2025/26 Süper Lig
24
Apps
2,145
Minutes
3
Goals
1
Assists
7
Yellow
0
Red
International
4
Caps
0
Goals
Form
Centre-back at Rizespor
Date of birth1994-03-13 (age 32) NationalityTürkiye ClubÇaykur Rizespor · Türkiye LeagueSüper Lig PositionDF · Centre-back · #25 Height190 cm Preferred footRight Market value€2.5M
A genuine late developer, Samet Akaydın climbed through Black Sea regional and lower-league clubs before earning a move to Adana Demirspor, whom he helped win promotion to the Süper Lig in 2021. He joined Fenerbahçe in 2023, won the Turkish Cup, and after a loan to Panathinaikos moved to Çaykur Rizespor. The commanding centre-back scored against the Netherlands in Türkiye's Euro 2024 quarter-final.
- Scored against the Netherlands in Türkiye's Euro 2024 quarter-final
- Climbed from amateur and lower-league football to the top flight
- Helped Adana Demirspor win promotion to the Süper Lig in 2021
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