Görkem Sağlam
German footballer
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Görkem Sağlam (born 11 April 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig side Kayserispor.[2][3] Born in Germany, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.
Date of birth
11 April 1998
Place of birth
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Attacking midfielder
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 April 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2006 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2017 | VfL Bochum | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2020 | VfL Bochum | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Willem II | 46 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Giresunspor | 26 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–26 | Hatayspor | 76 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026- | Kayserispor | 1 | (0[1]) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U15 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 17 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
International career
Born in Germany, Sağlam is of Turkish descent. He was a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U20s. In November 2020, he was called up to the Turkey U21s for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Willem II Tilburg | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
