Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu (born 7 October 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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or winger for Fenerbahçe in the

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. Born in the Netherlands, Kadıoğlu plays for the Turkey national team.

Club career

NEC

Kadıoğlu Spended his early years with

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in the Dutch

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Fenerbahçe

2018-19

In July 2018, Kadıoğlu signed for Turkish

club Fenerbahçe under

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, famous Dutch football manager of the club at the time. In his first season, he played mostly in Fenerbahçe U21 team and made his debut for the senior squad on December 20, 2018, coming off the bench in a Turkish Cup match against

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. He also played 11 matches with Fenerbahçe U21 in

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2019-20

In following season he started to find more time in the senior squad and scored his first goal for Fenerbahçe on August 19, 2019 against

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, netting the final goal in a 5-0 victory.

2020-21

On his third season, after the signing of

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, the new football manager for the club, he started to find more time in first team than in his first two seasons and became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.

2021-22

Following year as managers change; under Vitor Pereira and

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respectively, he retained and solidify his place in the squad, got more and more full 90 minutes despite his young age. On March 17, 2022, Fenerbahçe announced to sign four years contract with Ferdi Kadıoğlu.

International career

Kadıoğlu was born in the

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to a Turkish father and a

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mother. He is therefore eligible to represent

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, the

and

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internationally. He was a youth international for the Netherlands. In March 2021 Kadıoğlu was named to the Netherlands U-21 squad for that year's

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. Later that year in November 2021 Turkey coach

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revealed that he was expecting Kadıoğlu to make his decision on his international future in March 2022. On 3 January 2022 his club Fenerbahçe announced that he chose to represent the

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. He debuted with Turkey in a 4–0

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win over

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on 4 June 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadioglu, Ferdi 1999 births Living people Citizens of Turkey through descent Turkish people of Dutch descent Turkish people of Canadian descent Dutch people of Canadian descent Dutch people of Turkish descent Canadian people of Dutch descent Canadian people of Turkish descent Footballers from Arnhem Association football forwards Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Dutch footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers Netherlands youth international footballers NEC Nijmegen players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Süper Lig players