Galatasaray U21

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Galatasaray U21
Full nameGalatasaray U21
Nickname(s)Cimbom
Aslan (The Lion)
Sarı Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds)
Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe)
Gala (Mostly used outside of Turkey)
Ground Metin Oktay Training Center
Capacity2,500
Chairman Dursun Özbek
Manager Ceyhun Müderrisoğlu
League U21 Ligi
2019–201st
Website Club website

Galatasaray S.K. U21, commonly known as Galatasaray S.K. B is a football club based in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the reserve team of Galatasaray and the club play in the U21 Ligi.

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History

They have been members of the Turkish Youth league formed in 1988 and Turkish PAF League formed in 1999. They play their home games at Metin Oktay Facilities in Florya, which is also the training ground of Galatasaray S.K. The team mainly consists of Under-21 players at the club, although senior players occasionally play in the reserve side, under special conditions.

The reserves head coach is Erkan Ültanır, who picks and manages the side. Galatasaray PAF won the Turkish PAF league titles in last three years.

Honours

Former managers

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Berk Balaban
-- GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Emircan Seçgin
-- GK Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Evra Saner Gülal
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Arda Kaan Yıldız
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Emin Bayram
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Berk Akdemir
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Işık Kaan Arslan
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Ercan Şirin
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Süleyman Luş
-- DF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Mustafa Yiğit Turgut
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Güney Gençel
No.Pos.NationPlayer
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Berkan Mahmut Keskin
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Göktan Işılak
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Atalay Yıldırım
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Atalay Babacan
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Mustafa Fettahoğlu
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Erkan Süer
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Abdussamed Karnuçu
-- MF Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Mirza Cihan
-- FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Erencan Yardımcı
-- FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Deniz Pala
-- FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Bozan Uymaz
-- FW Flag of Turkey.svg  TUR Yunus Akgün

Coaching staff

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PositionName
Football Academy Coordinator Flag of Turkey.svg Ali Yavaş
Football Academy Administrative Manager Flag of Turkey.svg Semih Egemen Ersoy
Academy Coach Coordinator - Technical Manager U19 Flag of Turkey.svg Ceyhun Müderrisoğlu

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References

  1. PAF League Champions Archived January 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Futbol Akademisi İdari ve Teknik Kadro". GALATASARAY.ORG. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.