Ferhat Görgülü (born 28 October 1991) is a Dutch professional

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of Turkish descent who plays as a defender for

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in the Turkish

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Career

Görgülü was born in Veendam,

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

, Netherlands to parents of Turkish origin. There, he began playing football in the youth department of Veendam in 1894 and then progressed through the academies of

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

and BV Veendam. In the summer of 2010, he was promoted to the first team of Veendam competing in the second-tier

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

. In his first season, Görgülü made three league appearances. He spent the first half of the 2011–12 season at Veendam, while he played the second half at

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

. In the summer of 2012, he moved to

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

within the league. There, he quickly became a starter and made 28 league appearances in which he scored two goals by the end of the season. After strong performances at Oss, Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

club Gençlerbirliği signed Görgülü in the summer of 2013. After four years at the club, he moved to Kardemir Karabükspor in the summer of 2017 where he signed a two-year contract. A year later he went to play for

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

. The following season he returned to the Netherlands, where he signed with Emmen in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

. In September 2021, Görgülü moved to

Kırklarelispor Kırklarelispor is a Turkish sports club founded in 1968 is currently playing in the TFF Second League. The club's colours are green and white. They play their home matches at the Kırklareli Atatürk Stadium. Current squad ...

in the Turkish

References

External links

Voetbal International
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorgulu, Ferhat 1991 births Sportspeople from Veendam Footballers from Groningen (province) Living people Dutch men's footballers Dutch sportspeople of Turkish descent Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players SC Veendam players TOP Oss players Kardemir Karabükspor footballers Giresunspor footballers FC Emmen players Kırklarelispor footballers İnegölspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players Men's association football defenders Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century Dutch sportsmen