İsak Vural

İsak Vural
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-05-28) 28 May 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Frosinone
Number 8
Youth career
Sant Cugat
2013–2017 Hammarby IF
2018–2022 Benfica
2022–2023 Fenerbahçe
2023 → Hammarby IF (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Hammarby TFF (res.) 19 (3)
2024– Frosinone 9 (0)
International career‡
2022 Turkey U16 3 (1)
2022 Turkey U17 1 (0)
2023– Turkey U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:49, 11 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

İsak Vural (born 28 May 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie B club Frosinone. Born in Sweden, he represents Turkey at youth international level.

Club career

Early career

Born in Stockholm, Sweden, to a Turkish father and Swedish mother, Vural moved to Spain to start his career with Sant Cugat.[3][4] In 2013, he returned to his native Sweden to join Hammarby IF, and his performances for their youth teams attracted attention from Spanish giants Barcelona. However, after Barcelona failed to meet the residence and work permit conditions, Vural moved to Portugal to sign for Benfica in 2018.[3]

Fenerbahçe

On 28 February 2022, after four years in Benfica's youth academy, Vural moved to Turkey to sign for Fenerbahçe.[5] Due to his ability and high potential, he immediately started training with the first team squad, rather than the youth team.[6] On 19 April the same year, Vural made his unofficial debut in a 1–0 friendly win over Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk. In doing so, he became the youngest player to ever represent Fenerbahçe at 15 years, 10 months and 23 days old.[7]

Hammarby

On 4 February 2023, Vural returned to his boyhood club Hammarby on a one-year loan from Fenerbahçe, being part of their senior squad in Allsvenskan.[8] On 12 April the same year, he moved to Hammarby on a permanent transfer, signing a three-year contract.[9]

Frosinone

On 1 February 2024, Vural signed with Italian club Frosinone.[10]

International career

Vural is eligible to represent Sweden as his nation of birth, as well as Turkey or Norway through his parents.[4] He has represented Turkey at under-16 level.[1][11]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 12 November 2023[12]
Club Season League Svenska Cupen Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hammarby TFF (loan) 2023 Ettan 19 3 0 0 19 3
Career total 19 3 0 0 19 3

References

  1. ^ a b İsak Vural at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Isak Vural – den 16-årige sensationen som Hammarby lånar in" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b Erdin, Zehra (19 April 2022). "İsak Vural kimdir, kaç yaşında? Fenerbahçe genç yeteneği İsak Vural hangi mevkide oynuyor?" [Who is Isak Vural, how old is he? What position does Fenerbahçe's young talent Isak Vural play?]. tgrthaber.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b "isak Vural kimdir ve kag yagindadir? Hangi takimdan Fenerbahçe'ye transfer oldu? Shakhtar Donetsk..." [Who is Isak Vural and how old is he? From which team did he transfer to Fenerbahce? Shakhtar Donetsk]. spor.haber7.com (in Turkish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Fenerbahçe'de bir transferden fazlası: İsak Vural" [More than a transfer in Fenerbahçe: Isak Vural]. sporx.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ^ "İsak Vural, Fenerbahçe ile ilk antremanına çıktı" [Isak Vural had his first training with Fenerbahce]. ntvspor.net (in Turkish). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  7. ^ "isak Vural, Fenerbahçe tarihine geçti!" [İsak Vural went into Fenerbahçe history!]. sporx.com (in Turkish). 19 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Isak Vural till Bajen på lån" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Hammarby skriver kontrakt med Isak Vural" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  10. ^ "VURAL È DEL FROSINONE" [VURAL IS AT FROSINONE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  11. ^ İsak Vural at the Turkish Football Federation
  12. ^ İsak Vural at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

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