Uğur Kaan Yıldız
Turkish footballer (born 2002)
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Uğur Kaan Yıldız (born 6 August 2002) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Süper Lig club Göztepe.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Ümraniye, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Göztepe | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2020 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Bursaspor (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | Göztepe | 22 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Ümraniyespor (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | →Keçiörengücü (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Turkey U21 | 13 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:52, 15 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Yıldız is a product of the youth academy of Fenerbahçe. On 23 November 2020, he signed a professional contract with the club until 2023.[1] The next day on 24 November 2020, he debuted with Fenerbahçe as a substitute in a 4–0 Turkish Cup win over Sivas Belediyespor.[2] On 20 August 2021, he joined Bursaspor on a year-long loan in the TFF 1. Lig.[3]
On 13 July 2022, Yıldız transferred to Göztepe in the TFF 1. Lig on a 3+1 year contract.[4] On 25 August 2023, he went on a season-long loan with Ümraniyespor.[5] On 24 August 2024, he went on another year-long loan to Keçiörengücü.[6] He returned to Göztepe for the 2025–26 season, debuting in the Süper Lig in a 1–0 loss to Alanyaspor.[7] On 5 December 2025, he was detained as part of the 2025 Turkish football betting scandal. On 31 December 2025, he was released on judicial control.[8]
International career
Yıldız played for the Turkey U21s from 2023 to 2024.[9]