Efe Korkut
Turkish footballer (born 2006)
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Efe Korkut Martín (born 23 June 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club Bilbao Athletic, having begun his career with VfB Stuttgart II. Born in Spain and raised largely in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Efe Korkut Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FSV Waiblingen | |||
| 2021–2022 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
| 2022–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | VfB Stuttgart II | 18 | (1) |
| 2026– | Bilbao Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Turkey U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Turkey U18 | 8 | (2) |
| 2025– | Turkey U19 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:26, 7 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Korkut is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs FSV Waiblingen, 1. FC Nürnberg and VfB Stuttgart.[2] On 19 July 2024, he signed a contract with Stuttgart until 2026, and was promoted to their reserves in the 3. Liga.[3]
Following speculation over his future for more than a year,[4][5][6][7] on 1 February 2026 Athletic Bilbao confirmed that they had signed Korkut on a contract running to June 2028 with optional extensions; he moved to Spain immediately and was assigned to reserve team Bilbao Athletic.[8]
International career
Personal life
Korkut was born in San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country). His father is the football manager and former player Tayfun Korkut.[5] His mother is Basque.[7]