Personal information | |||
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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 | 62 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Balıkesirspor (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2021 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Bursaspor (loan) | 29 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Turkey | 21 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
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.
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.
Yüksek signed five-year contract with Fenerbahçe on 2 May 2020.
On 5 October 2020, Yüksek joined Balıkesirspor on loan.
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]
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]
After return to Fenerbahçe, Yüksek 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 6 October, 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]
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]
Yüksek made his international debut against Luxembourg on 22 September 2022, coming on as an 81st minute substitute and he scored his first goal six minutes later. He wasn't selected 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]
Yüksek is a talented, tenacious, and physically strong, all-round box-to-box midfielder, who is capable of defending well, due to his vision, technique, aggressive tackling, athletic attributes, stamina, and his powerful and accurate shot from distance with his right foot. A versatile, powerful, and hard-working player, he is capable of playing center and defensive midfield position, and adapting himself to several different formations, but usually operated in the centre of the pitch. [15]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gölcükspor | 2018–19 | TFF Third League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
2019–20 | TFF Third League | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
Total | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | ||
Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 [a] | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
2023–24 | Süper Lig | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 [b] | 1 | 47 | 1 | |
2024–25 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 [c] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 62 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 99 | 2 | ||
Balıkesirspor (loan) | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
Adana Demirspor (loan) | 2020–21 | TFF First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Bursaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
Career total | 158 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 198 | 15 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
2024 | 9 [a] | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 22 September 2022 | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | Luxembourg | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
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