Oğulcan Çağlayan (born 22 March 1996) is a Turkish

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who plays as a

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for

Pendikspor Pendikspor is a Turkish sports club based in Pendik, Istanbul. The club's homeground is the ''Pendik Stadium''. The football team is widely known for their upsetting 2-1 victory over Fenerbahçe, in the 3rd round of the Turkish Cup (then Fortis ...

on loan from

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

. He made his

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debut on 14 February 2014.

Club career

Gaziantepspor

Oğulcan Çağlayan played 15 games with

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matche ...

since 2013 and scored 2 goals. Oğulcan scored his first league goal by a bicycle kick on 4 October 2014 against Kasımpaşa. However, Gaziantepspor lost the game 4–2.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

On 2 February 2015, Oğulcan had been transferred to

Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. History In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that wo ...

. Oğulcan Çağlayan had played 11 games in the second half of the

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and was able to score 3 goals. His first goal was against

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...

in the 15th minute. Oğulcan received a pass from

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and was able to pass the two defenders to finish the play with a goal. However this wasn’t enough for Erciyesspor to win the game and lost 3-2 to Sivasspor. On 8 May 2015,

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drops the ball inside the box with a header and Oğulcan Çağlayan rushes inside the box to score with a wonder volley kick to score against

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in the 43rd minute. The game was drawn 2-2 at the full time. On 23 May 2015, Kasımpaşa goalkeeper

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made a huge mistake by trying to kick the ball from his goal end but the ball ended up in the foot of Oğulcan and he was able to control the ball very smoothly and cracked two players to score the third goal for Erciyesspor. However, this wasn’t enough for the win and game ended up 3-3 fulltime.

Galatasaray

On 11 August 2020, he signed a 4-year contract with

. The contract is set to expire on May 31st, 2024. Galatasaray scored his first goal on the road against

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

on 26 December 2020.

Eyüpspor

On 8 February 2022, Çağlayan was loaned to

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club

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for the rest of the

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Giresunspor (loan)

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 1-year loan contract with

team

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. It was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing in the Turkish S ...

. In the statement made by Oğulcan club

on 16 January 2023, it was stated that the rental contract with

has been mutually terminated.

Pendikspor (loan)

On 16 January 2023, he signed a 6-month temporary contract with

Career statistics

Club

References

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* * * * * 1996 births Living people People from Altındağ, Ankara Footballers from Ankara Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Gaziantepspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Association football forwards Galatasaray S.K. footballers Eyüpspor footballers Giresunspor footballers Pendikspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players {{Turkey-footy-forward-stub