Muammer Sarıkaya (born 9 February 1998) is a Turkish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

central midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

Iğdır Iğdır (; or ; ; or ) is a city in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Iğdır Province and Iğdır District.

, on loan from

İstanbulspor İstanbulspor Kulübü is a Turkish association football, football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05, they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to the TFF First League. For many d ...

Career

Sarıkaya is a youth product of the academies of

Bakırköyspor Bakırköyspor is a Turkish sports club from Bakırköy, Istanbul. The club was founded in 1949. The colours of Bakırköyspor are green-black. Bakırköyspor played in the Turkish Super League for 3 years, but after several unsuccessful seasons, ...

and

. He began his senior career with İstanbulspor, signing a professional contract on 25 August 2015. He had successive loans to

Ofspor Ofspor is a Football in Turkey, Turkish football club founded in 1968, currently playing in the TFF Third League. Their club colours are claret and blue. They play home matches at the Of İlçe Stadium, located in the coastal town of Of, Trabzon, ...

, Başkent Gözgözler,

Zonguldak Kömürspor Zonguldak Kömürspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Zonguldak. The club is also known as Kara Elmas (Black Diamond), referring to coal mining. History ''Demir Madencilik Dilaverspor'', founded in 1986, was renamed as Zonguld ...

and

Esenler Erokspor Esenler Erokspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in Esenler, Istanbul. The football team currently plays in the TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level ...

to start his career, before returning to İstanbulspor. He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021–22 season for the first time in 17 years. He made his professional debut in İstanbulspor's return to the

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 ...

in a 2–0 season opening loss to

Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

on 5 August 2022. On 8 February 2024, Sarıkaya was loaned by

Çaykur Rizespor Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarıkaya, Muammer 1998 births Living people Footballers from Istanbul Turkish men's footballers İstanbulspor footballers Ofspor footballers Esenler Erokspor footballers Zonguldak Kömürspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players TFF Third League players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Turkish sportsmen