Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.29
goals / match
Bursaspor
top club · 190 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#138
goals rank
#122
assists rank
70
season goals
29
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2004
—
top transfer fee
15
best season · 00/01
4 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1975-04-01 · 4 players total
243Appearances
70Goals
29Assists
26Yellow cards
2Red cards
38Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Murat Sözkesen |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1975-04-01 (51 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Ordu, Türkiye |
| Citizenship |  Türkiye |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2012-09-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Sep 2012
Transfer: Bartinspor → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Sep 2011
Transfer: Unknown → Bartinspor
11/12 · Transfer
Feb 2010
Transfer: Orduspor → Unknown
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 2008
Transfer: Ünyespor → Orduspor
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Ünyespor
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2006
Transfer: Samsunspor → Ünyespor
05/06 · Transfer
Aug 2005
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Aug 2005
Transfer: C. Rizespor → Samsunspor
05/06 · Transfer
Apr 2005
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2004
04/05 — Caykur Rizespor
23 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Caykur Rizespor
21 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2003
Transfer: Bursaspor → C. Rizespor
03/04 · Transfer
Feb 2003
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2002
02/03 — Bursaspor
17 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2002
Transfer: Galatasaray → Bursaspor
01/02 · Return from loan
Feb 2002
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Feb 2002
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2001
Transfer: Bursaspor → Galatasaray
01/02 · Loan
Jul 2001
01/02 — Galatasaray, Bursaspor
19 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Bursaspor
36 matches · 15 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Bursaspor
35 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 1998
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 1998
98/99 — Bursaspor
30 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
97/98 — Bursaspor
30 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
96/97 — Bursaspor
30 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 1996
Transfer: Merinosspor → Bursaspor
95/96 · Return from loan
Oct 1995
Transfer: Bursaspor → Merinosspor
95/96 · Loan
Jul 1995
95/96 — Bursaspor
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 1995
Transfer: Ünyespor → Bursaspor
95/96 · Transfer
Jul 1993
93/94 — Ünyespor
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals11 total · 4.18/90
Assists2 total · 0.76/90
G+A13 total · 4.94/90
Yellow cards6 total · 2.28/90
Minutes played by club
Bursaspor
66.9%
Ünyespor
0.0%
Caykur Rizespor
22.5%
Galatasaray
10.6%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bursaspor | 8 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 190 | 60 | 24 | 2,299 |
| Ünyespor | 2 | 06/07 | 93/94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caykur Rizespor | 2 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 775 |
| Galatasaray | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 364 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 33 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 237 |
| 99/00 | Türkiye Kupasi | Bursaspor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 30 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 213 |
| 97/98 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 30 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 250 |
| 96/97 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 441 |
| 96/97 | Türkiye Kupasi | Bursaspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UI Cup | Bursaspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Türkiye Kupasi | Ünyespor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Türkiye Kupasi | Ünyespor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Süper Lig | Caykur Rizespor | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 231 |
| 04/05 | Türkiye Kupasi | Caykur Rizespor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Süper Lig | Caykur Rizespor | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 529 |
| 03/04 | Türkiye Kupasi | Caykur Rizespor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 02/03 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 713 |
| 02/03 | Türkiye Kupasi | Bursaspor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | Galatasaray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136 |
| 01/02 | Süper Lig | Galatasaray | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 364 |
| 00/01 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 249 |
| 00/01 | Türkiye Kupasi | Bursaspor | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1995-06-01 | Ünyespor | Bursaspor | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-10-25 | Bursaspor | Merinosspor | Loan | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-05-31 | Merinosspor | Bursaspor | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-11-30 | Bursaspor | Galatasaray | Loan | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Galatasaray | Bursaspor | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-06-26 | Bursaspor | C. Rizespor | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-23 | C. Rizespor | Samsunspor | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-02-09 | Samsunspor | Ünyespor | Transfer | 850000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-05 | Ünyespor | Orduspor | Transfer | 850000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-18 | Orduspor | Unknown | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-09-29 | Unknown | Bartinspor | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-09-01 | Bartinspor | Retired | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | unknown injury | 1998-11-23 | 1998-11-30 | 8 | 1 |
| 01/02 | Knee collateral ligament tear | 2002-02-21 | 2002-02-25 | 5 | 1 |
| 01/02 | Knee surgery | 2002-02-25 | 2002-06-30 | 126 | 13 |
| 02/03 | unknown injury | 2003-02-01 | 2003-06-30 | 150 | 16 |
| 04/05 | unknown injury | 2005-04-17 | 2005-06-30 | 75 | 7 |
| 05/06 | unknown injury | 2005-08-25 | 2006-01-30 | 159 | 18 |
Current—
Peak€2.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€2.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9568 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 12 | 34 |
| 98/99 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 11 | 30 |
| 99/00 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 11 | 33 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 7 | 16 |
| 97/98 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 6 | 30 |
| 00/01 | Süper Lig | Bursaspor | 4 | 34 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Galatasaray | Bursaspor | Return from loan | — | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-11-30 | Bursaspor | Galatasaray | Loan | — | — |
| 95/96 | 1996-05-31 | Merinosspor | Bursaspor | Return from loan | — | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-10-25 | Bursaspor | Merinosspor | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 98/99 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 35 | 237 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 |
| 98/99 | 30 | 213 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 |
| 97/98 | 30 | 250 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.08 |
| 96/97 | 30 | 441 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 95/96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | 23 | 231 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 |
| 03/04 | 21 | 544 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 02/03 | 17 | 713 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 01/02 | 19 | 500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 |
| 00/01 | 36 | 309 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Süper Lig
232 apps
66 G
29 A
Türkiye Kupasi
9 apps
4 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Murat Sözkesen
Who is Murat Sözkesen?
Murat Sözkesen is a Türkiye professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Murat Sözkesen?
Murat Sözkesen is 51 years old. He was born on April 1, 1975 in Ordu.
What position does Murat Sözkesen play?
Murat Sözkesen plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Murat Sözkesen play for?
Murat Sözkesen currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Murat Sözkesen scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Murat Sözkesen has scored 70 goals in 243 appearances.