Atakan Çankaya
Turkish footballer (born 1998)
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Atakan Rıdvan Çankaya (born 25 June 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TFF 1. Lig club Iğdır FK.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atakan Rıdvan Çankaya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bayrakli, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iğdır FK | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Altay | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Altay | 69 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Ankaraspor | 36 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Ankaragücü | 68 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Göztepe (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Fatih Karagümrük | 49 | (6) |
| 2026– | Iğdır FK | 18 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Turkey U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 | |||
Career
A youth product of Altay, Çankaya transferred to Ankaraspor in 2019 in the TFF First League. On 11 September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Ankaragücü.[3] Çankaya made his professional debut with Ankaragücü in a 0-0 Süper Lig tie with Sivasspor on 27 June 2020.[4]
