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🇹🇷 Turkey — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
2
2002–2026
Best finish
Semi-final
2002
Record
5–1–4
10 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
13–11
for–against
YearStageSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Semi-final €0M0.9032+0.61
2026Group €474M0.0—

2002 squad — Semi-final 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Rüştü ReçberGK 29 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 120 —
2 Emre AşıkDF 28 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 150 —
3 Bülent KorkmazDF 33 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 421 —
4 Fatih AkyelDF 24 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 300 —
5 Alpay ÖzalanDF 29 Aston Villa 470 n/a 4,058 50 —
6 Arif ErdemFW 30 Galatasaray 21 n/a 128 465 —
7 Okan BurukMF 28 Inter Milan 70 n/a 280 282 —
8 Tugay KerimoğluMF 31 Blackburn Rovers 333 n/a 2,782 323 —
9 Hakan ŞükürFW 30 Parma 449 n/a 2,849 328 —
10 Yıldıray BaştürkMF 23 Bayer Leverkusen 1049 n/a 7,139 171 —
11 Hasan ŞaşFW 25 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 332 —
12 Ömer ÇatkıçGK 27 Gaziantepspor 00 n/a 0 00 —
13 Muzzy IzzetMF 27 Leicester City 19231 n/a 16,401 00 —
14 Tayfur HavutçuMF 32 Beşiktaş 00 n/a 0 121 —
15 Nihat KahveciFW 22 Real Sociedad 111 n/a 506 50 —
16 Ümit ÖzatDF 25 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 40 —
17 İlhan MansızFW 26 Beşiktaş 00 n/a 0 00 —
18 Ergün PenbeMF 30 Galatasaray 00 n/a 0 382 —
19 Abdullah ErcanMF 30 Fenerbahçe 00 n/a 0 50 —
20 Hakan ÜnsalDF 29 Blackburn Rovers 80 n/a 550 272 —
21 Emre BelözoğluMF 21 Inter Milan 140 n/a 370 160 —
22 Ümit DavalaMF 28 Milan 100 n/a 564 305 —
23 Zafer ÖzgültekinGK 27 Ankaragücü 00 n/a 0 00 —
Selected pathway leagues — full list below

No minutes in the selected pathway leagues.

All competitions (30)
CompetitionAppsMin
Süper Lig4313341,015
TRP57245,698
UEFA Champions League42932,723
Premier League28023,791
UEFA Cup15712,057
CLQ1229,404
Bundesliga1047,139
Serie A754,063
EPP675,089
2. Bundesliga655,493
Scottish Premiership422,659
TRS373,600
CGB312,764
UEQ262,050
UI211,538
FA Cup201,731
DFB161,331
La Liga13634
CIT8477
EPL8650
POT28840
USC7528
SFA5225
BALC4297
SCP3161
DFBJ2180
OL62180
CDR190
LPO190
SCI190
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
18/23 measured
Defender height
182 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
57%
Muzzy Izzet of squad league goals
Precocity
2,224′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Yıldıray Baştürk (2,224′), Emre Belözoğlu (23′).

2026 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Mert GünokGK 37 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 70 €0.5M
2 Zeki ÇelikDF 29 Roma 2247 22 17,295 130 €14.0M
3 Merih DemiralDF 28 Al-Ahli 915 4 6,052 121 €12.0M
4 Çağlar SöyüncüDF 30 Fenerbahçe 1545 2 12,585 20 €3.5M
5 Salih ÖzcanMF 28 Borussia Dortmund 1772 6 9,268 190 €3.5M
6 Orkun KökçüMF 25 Beşiktaş 00 0 0 174 €25.0M
7 Kerem AktürkoğluFW 27 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 186 €20.0M
8 Arda GülerFW 21 Real Madrid 7113 14 3,649 212 €90.0M
9 Deniz GülFW 21 Porto 00 0 0 00 €5.0M
10 Hakan ÇalhanoğluMF 32 Inter Milan 39687 88 29,926 6212 €16.0M
11 Kenan YıldızFW 21 Juventus 9819 13 6,198 202 €75.0M
12 Altay BayındırGK 28 Manchester United 100 0 900 00 €5.0M
13 Eren ElmalıDF 25 Galatasaray 00 0 0 100 €5.0M
14 Abdülkerim BardakcıDF 31 Galatasaray 00 0 0 170 €6.5M
15 Ozan KabakDF 26 TSG Hoffenheim 15816 5 12,526 80 €15.0M
16 İsmail YüksekMF 27 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 00 €15.0M
17 İrfan Can KahveciFW 30 Kasımpaşa 00 0 0 63 €3.0M
18 Mert MüldürDF 27 Fenerbahçe 852 5 5,009 00 €7.0M
19 Yunus AkgünFW 25 Galatasaray 00 0 0 102 €18.0M
20 Ferdi KadıoğluDF 26 Brighton & Hove Albion 432 0 3,521 00 €35.0M
21 Barış Alper YılmazFW 26 Galatasaray 00 0 0 181 €30.0M
22 Kaan AyhanMF 31 Galatasaray 1438 4 9,773 140 €1.5M
23 Uğurcan ÇakırGK 30 Galatasaray 00 0 0 120 €15.0M
24 Oğuz AydınFW 25 Fenerbahçe 00 0 0 00 €7.0M
25 Samet AkaydinDF 32 Çaykur Rizespor 00 0 0 00 €1.2M
26 Can UzunFW 20 Eintracht Frankfurt 4112 7 1,832 52 €45.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Çağlar Söyüncü
peak €45M (2021-05) → €4M at kickoff · −92%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie14610,351
Primeira Liga1348,101
Championship23885
All competitions (95)
CompetitionAppsMin
Süper Lig2575185,057
Serie A71748,579
Bundesliga60841,661
TR240231,270
TRP38227,375
UEFA Europa League36825,920
UEFA Champions League29119,943
Premier League17114,400
TR4A15913,151
Eredivisie14610,351
2. Bundesliga14410,579
Primeira Liga1348,101
TR4B1309,653
TR4C1218,422
Ligue 111810,135
TR3B966,992
CLQ946,097
BJ2876,597
La Liga773,759
AJ2725,990
Saudi Pro League705,851
ELQ604,459
DFB594,315
CIT543,428
BJ3533,708
TR3A534,168
UCOL533,752
AJ3503,830
T191493,851
ECLQ483,808
TRS392,442
JGD2372,921
T211373,270
L3363,066
NL2342,737
PO2302,601
Austrian Bundesliga292,154
IJ1292,008
RLW3252,073
ATRO232,062
Championship23885
SE3N232,007
19YL221,655
FA Cup211,754
Allsvenskan211,153
CGB201,422
KLUB191,086
NLJV191,554
ACLE181,416
POPO181,030
NLAJ171,268
NLP151,299
NLBJ12940
TR4P121,063
CDR10651
POCP10550
NLBE9720
SCI9748
IT3A7337
IT3B7600
DFBJ6468
FRC6457
Super League Greece6365
NLJB6449
POGR6513
AJ5450
L1PO5426
PON25188
SAKC5451
ofb5342
GB214343
NLBV4280
RLB34141
SEC449
TR3P4208
A1EL3246
GRP3195
NLBB3248
POT23225
SASS3270
SUC339
T19P3270
FIC1292
FRL2150
L2PO266
PLIC2180
PONL2180
POSU2150
TRP22172
CILP18
CITP168
GBCS190
ITJE190
JGD3190
USC12
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
45%
prospect share
Goal dependency
49%
Hakan Çalhanoğlu of squad league goals
Value dependency
19%
Arda Güler of squad value
Precocity
6,025′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Kenan Yıldız (6,025′), Ozan Kabak (4,820′), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (3,951′).