Recep Niyaz
Turkish footballer
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Recep Niyaz (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾeˈdʒep niˈjaz]; born 2 August 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF 1. Lig club Esenler Erokspor.
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Niyaz in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 August 1995[1] | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Denizli, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Esenler Erokspor | ||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Denizlispor | ||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Fenerbahçe A2 | 14 | (9) | ||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Fenerbahçe | 10 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Bucaspor (loan) | 27 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Samsunspor (loan) | 28 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Denizlispor | 27 | (8) | ||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Çaykur Rizespor | 53 | (8) | ||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Denizlispor | 81 | (18) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Gaziantep | 29 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Eyüpspor | 49 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2025– | Esenler Erokspor | 31 | (7) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Turkey U15 | 9 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U16 | 18 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Turkey U17 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U18 | 7 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U19 | 7 | (3) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2026 | |||||||||||
Club career
Recep Niyaz started his career at youth division of Denizlispor in 2005, where he played until 2010. Niyaz joined Fenerbahçe subsequent to scouting outputs of Rıdvan Dilmen in 2010. He signed his first professional contract with Fenerbahçe on 16 June 2010. He began playing with the Fenerbahçe A2 squad. He has scored nine goals in 14 appearances in the A2 League. Recep Niyaz earned his first senior team call-up under Aykut Kocaman and made his professional debut against Manisaspor on 16 January 2012, coming on as a substitution for Henri Bienvenu in the 79th minute.[2] His first professional goal was against Göztepe at the 88th minute at Turkish Cup in Fifth round on 12 December 2012.[3]
On 18 July 2018, Niyaz returned Denizlispor on a 3-year-long contract.[4] On 21 May 2021, Niyaz terminated his contract with Denizlispor, activating the pertinent clause in return of his outstanding receivables.[5][clarification needed]
International career
Niyaz played for the Turkey national under-19 football team, which won the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. In same year, he represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Honours
- Fenerbahçe S.K.
- Turkish Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
Career statistics
- As of 22 May 2021.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Other2 | Continental3 | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||
| Süper Lig | 2011–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Bucaspor (loan) | ||||||||||||
| TFF First League | 2013–14 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| Samsunspor (loan) | ||||||||||||
| TFF First League | 2014–15 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Denizlispor | ||||||||||||
| TFF First League | 2015–16 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||
| Çaykur Rizespor | ||||||||||||
| Süper Lig | 2016–17 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 62 | 10 | ||||
| Denizlispor | ||||||||||||
| TFF First League | 2018–19 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| Süper Lig | 2019–20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2020–21 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 17 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 84 | 21 | ||||
| Career total | 215 | 43 | 28 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | 245 | 49 | |||
- 1.^Includes Turkish Cup.
- 2.^Includes Turkish Super Cup.
- 3.^Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.