Tacettin Kumsuz
Cook Islands association football player
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Tacettin Kumsuz (born 6 January 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for National Premier Leagues NSW club UNSW FC. He plays for the Cook Islands national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tacettin Kumsuz | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1999 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNSW FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 44 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | St George City | 12 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Al-Ittifaq | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | UNSW FC | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Australia U20 | ||
| 2019 | New Zealand U20 | ||
| 2024– | Cook Islands | 1 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Kumsuz began his youth career with Western Sydney Wanderers, competing at senior level in the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 and at youth level in the National Youth League .[2]
He departed the club in 2018, joining the reserve side of Wellington Phoenix, where he played 16 times in the New Zealand Football Championship.[3][4]
He would then join St George City, playing in the NPL NSW 2.[1]
After being without a club for some time, he joined Al-Ittifaq in the UAE Second Division League.[5]
He joined UNSW FC in 2025, and gained promotion with them from the NSW League One to the National Premier Leagues NSW.[6]
International career
He was featured in the Australia men's national under-20 soccer team's training camp in 2017[7], and in New Zealand's under-20 training camp before the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
In 2024, Kumsuz committed to representing the Cook Islands internationally for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, making his debut in a 3-1 defeat to Tonga, in which he scored the only goal for the Cook Islands and also receiving a yellow card.[9]
Personal life
His brothers, Kerim, Eren and Tarik are all also footballers, with Kerim also representing the Cook Islands.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 2016 | NPL NSW 2 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2018–19 | Premiership | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| St George City | 2019 | NPL NSW 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Al-Ittifaq | 2024–25 | UAE Second Division League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| UNSW FC | 2025 | NSW League One | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2026 | NPL NSW | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
International
- As of match played 13 April 2026
| Cook Islands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |