Okay Yokuşlu (, born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for EFL Championship club

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and the Turkey national team.

Club career

On 27 June 2011, at the age of 17, he signed for

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for a record transfer fee for Altay of

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2.3 million (€1 million). He made his

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debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by

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with 1–0 final score, on 16 September 2011. On 1 February 2021, Yokuşlu joined English club

on loan from RC Celta de Vigo, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. Six days later, he made his debut for Albion as a substitute for Romaine Sawyers in a 0–2 away league defeat by

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. On 26 January 2022, Yokuşlu moved to fellow

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side Getafe CF on loan until June. On 18 July 2022, Yokuşlu returned to now EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract following his departure from Celta Vigo. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2022 in a 1-0 home win against Blackpool. On 5 May 2023, Yokuşlu won West Brom's 2022/23 players' player of the Year award in his first full season with the club.

International career

Okay was selected for Turkey's U-20 squad for the

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. He scored "a beautifully judged chip over the stranded oalkeeperfrom " to complete the hosts' 2–1 defeat of Australia and progression to the last 16 of the competition. On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the

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national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively. He made his debut as a late sub against

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in a 0–0 tie.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal''.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yokuslu, Okay 1994 births Living people Footballers from Konak Footballers from İzmir Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Süper Lig players TFF First League players La Liga players Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Altay S.K. footballers Kayserispor footballers Trabzonspor footballers RC Celta de Vigo players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Getafe CF footballers Turkish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in England Turkish expatriate sportspeople in England UEFA Euro 2020 players Premier League players