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.
Club 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
Yüksek signed five-year contract with Fenerbahçe on 2 May 2020.
Loans
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]
He went on loan to Bursaspor for the 2021–22 season.[5]
2022–23 season
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]
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]
International career
Without any youth international experience, 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]
Style of play
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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 9 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 102 | 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 | 159 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 200 | 15 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9[a] | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Euro 2024
- Scores and results show Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yüksek 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 C |
Honours
Adana Demirspor
Fenerbahçe
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). 24 May 2022. Retrieved 20 July 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.
- ^ "Scout Raporu: İsmail Yüksek". transfermerkez.com. 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Türkiye Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links
- İsmail Yüksek at the Turkish Football Federation
- İsmail Yüksek at Soccerway
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