Serdar Saatçı
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serdar Saatçı[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Al-Nasr (on loan from Trabzonspor) | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| 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 | 14 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Al-Nasr (loan) | 5 | (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 as of 22:38, 1 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Serdar Saatçı (14 February 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr, on loan from Süper Lig side 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]
Al-Nasr (loan)
On 11 January 2026, Trabzonspor sent Saatçı on loan to UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr until the end of the season, with an optional buy-clause reported to be around €2.5 million.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 25 July 2024[9]
| 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[10] | 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Beşiktaş
Braga
References
- ^ a b c "Serdar Saatçı" (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
14 Şubat 2003 tarihinde dünyaya geldi. Futbol Özkaynak Düzenimizden yetişen defans oyuncusu ile 2020 yılında profesyonel sözleşme imzalandı.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "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. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 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. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Altay - Beşiktaş A.Ş. TFF Maç Detayı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Kamuoyuna Duyurulur" [Public Announcement] (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 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.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Serdar Saatçı resmen Braga'da" (in Turkish). Habertürk. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Trabzonspor, Serdar Saatçı için imza töreni düzenlendi" (in Turkish). NTVspor. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Serdar Saatçı bids farewell to the Super League! His new destination is the United Arab Emirates". Haberler. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Serdar Saatçı (Beşiktaş) @ Maçkolik.com". .mackolik.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Serdar Saatçı in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Serdar Saatçı at the Turkish Football Federation
- Serdar Saatçı at Soccerway