Serdar Saatçı

Serdar Saatçı
Personal information
Full name Serdar Saatçı[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-14) 14 February 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2014 Bayrampaşaspor
2014–2020 Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Beşiktaş 11 (1)
2022 Braga B 5 (0)
2022–2024 Braga 20 (0)
2024– Trabzonspor 6 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Turkey U15 7 (0)
2019 Turkey U16 1 (0)
2019–2020 Turkey U17 4 (0)
2021– Turkey U21 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Serdar Saatçı (14 February 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

Career

Early years

Saatçı started his career at Istanbul-based club Bayrampaşaspor in the TFF Third League.

Beşiktaş

He joined Beşiktaş J.K. in 2014, where he played at various youth levels until 2020. He signed a professional contract with Beşiktaş on 27 February 2020.[2] He was on the bench as an unused substitute player in 2021 Turkish Cup final, won by Beşiktaş 2–0 on 18 May 2021.[3] Saatçı made his Süper Lig debut on week 7 of 2021–22 Süper Lig season against Altay S.K., on 24 September 2021.[4]

On 12 July 2022, Saatçı was dropped from the senior team by the club following "behavioural issues" during a friendly game against Viktoria Plzeň as part of Beşiktaş' pre-season camp in Austria.[5] He continued training individually in Ümraniye Nevzat Demir Facilities in Istanbul.[5]

Braga

On 1 September 2022, Saatçı signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga club Braga for €1.5 million.[6]

Trabzonspor

On 13 September 2024, Saatçı signed a four-year contract with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 July 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beşiktaş 2020–21 Süper Lig 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
2021–22[9] Süper Lig 11 1 2 0 — 1[c] 0 14 1
Total 11 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 15 1
Braga B 2022–23 Liga 3 5 0 — — — 5 0
Braga 2022–23 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 1 0 1[d] 0 6 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 17 0 1 0 3 0 6[e] 0 27 0
2024–25 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[f] 0 1 0
Total 20 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 34 0
Career total 36 1 5 0 4 0 9 0 53 1
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Beşiktaş

Braga

References

  1. ^ a b c "Serdar Saatçı" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021. 14 Şubat 2003 tarihinde dünyaya geldi. Futbol Özkaynak Düzenimizden yetişen defans oyuncusu ile 2020 yılında profesyonel sözleşme imzalandı.
  2. ^ "Genç oyuncu kendi transferini açıkladı! Beşiktaş ile resmen imzaladı" [The youngster announced his transfer on his own! He signed officially at Beşiktaş] (in Turkish). Fotomaç. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Beşiktaş A.Ş. TFF Maç Detayı" [Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Beşiktaş A.Ş. TFF Match Details] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Altay - Beşiktaş A.Ş. TFF Maç Detayı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Kamuoyuna Duyurulur" [Public Announcement] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022. Futbol A Takımımızın yeni sezon hazırlıkları ikinci etabı için Avusturya'da devam eden kamp programımız kapsamında, Viktoria Plzen ile bugün oynadığımız hazırlık maçında, oyun içinde ve oyundan alındıktan sonra göstermiş olduğu tavır ve davranışları nedeniyle Serdar Saatçı kadro dışı bırakılmıştır.
  6. ^ "Serdar Saatçı resmen Braga'da" (in Turkish). Habertürk. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Trabzonspor, Serdar Saatçı için imza töreni düzenlendi" (in Turkish). NTVspor. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Serdar Saatçı (Beşiktaş) @ Maçkolik.com". .mackolik.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Games played by Serdar Saatçı in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Sp. Braga vence a Taça da Liga pela terceira vez" [Sp. Braga wins Taça da Liga for the third time]. Público (in Portuguese). 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.