Uğurcan Çakır (born 5 April 1996) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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, ...

, whom he captains, and the Turkey national team.

Club career

2015–16 season

Uğurcan Çakır made his senior debut for

in a 1–0 loss against Rabotnicki Skopje in the

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qualifying stages. He would then play three matches in the

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managing to keep two clean sheets. He then solidified himself as second choice keeper being on the bench until January, but never receiving an appearance in the

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. Like a majority of young

goalkeepers, Çakır was sent to local club affiliate

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on 15 January 2016, making his senior debut for the club in a 2–1 win over

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. Giving away a penalty and getting booked in the 79th minute, after tripping up the Yeni Striker İrfan Başaran. He went too early leading to the

striker scoring down the centre. He would continue playing as Trabzon's first choice keeper in three more appearances in the Turkish League 1, but couldn't get one clean sheet conceding seven goals. He would then sustain an Ankle injury, and wouldn't return to full fitness until two months. He then played four more games for the club, before being dropped entirely as he failed to live up to expectations. His one year loan deal was caught short, and he returned to

30 June 2016.

2016–17 season

Uğurcan Çakır failed to make a single appearance in any competitions for

mainly due to his bad performance with 1461 Trabzon last year, and was only on the bench for two

games and the majority of

games.

2017–18 season

Uğurcan Çakır made his debut for

at the age of 21 years on 22 September 2017 against

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after first choice keeper

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couldn't carry on playing after half time, after sustaining an injury, he would witness his side from winning 3–1 the previous half to losing 4–3 after two penalties were awarded to the opposition. He impressed the current manager

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, leading to him playing the last five games of the

season with twelve goals conceded and one clean sheet, and would continue to grow in his development.

2018–19 season

Uğurcan Çakır reaffirmed his position as the second choice goalkeeper for

, but after first choice keeper Onur Kivrak retired on January 16, 2019, he became first choice, playing eighteen games in the

conceding twenty goals and having two clean sheets.

International career

Çakır made his debut for the Turkey national team on 30 May 2019, in a friendly against

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, as a starter.

International

Honours

Trabzonspor *

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: 2021–22 *

(1): 2019–20 *

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(2):

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References

External links

Turkish Football Federation Profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cakir, Ugurcan 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Antalya Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's international footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players Trabzonspor footballers 1461 Trabzon footballers Men's association football goalkeepers UEFA Euro 2020 players