Oğulcan Çağlayan (born 22 March 1996) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for Kocaelispor. He made his Süper Lig debut on 14 February 2014.[1]

Oğulcan Çağlayan
Çağlayan with Gaziantepspor in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
Kocaelispor
Number 17
Youth career
2001–2002 Bahçelerüstü Spor
2002–2005 Ankaraspor
2005–2006 Bursa Merinosspor
2006–2009 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Gaziantepspor 15 (2)
2014–2016 Kayseri Erciyesspor 12 (3)
2015–2016Kayserispor (loan) 25 (1)
2016–2020 Çaykur Rizespor 75 (8)
2018–2019Gazişehir Gaziantep (loan) 31 (5)
2020–2023 Galatasaray 21 (4)
2022Eyüpspor (loan) 13 (3)
2022–2023Giresunspor (loan) 8 (0)
2023Pendikspor (loan) 11 (0)
2023–2024 Gaziantep 7 (0)
2024 Kasımpaşa 16 (0)
2024– Kocaelispor 2 (0)
International career
2012 Turkey U16 10 (9)
2012 Turkey U17 6 (1)
2014 Turkey U18 1 (0)
2014–2015 Turkey U19 10 (2)
2015–2017 Turkey U21 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2021

Club career

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Gaziantepspor

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Oğulcan Çağlayan played 15 games with Gaziantepspor since 2013 and scored 2 goals. Oğulcan scored his first league goal by a bicycle kick on 4 October 2014 against Kasımpaşa. However, Gaziantepspor lost the game 4–2.

Kayseri Erciyesspor

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On 2 February 2015, Oğulcan had been transferred to Kayseri Erciyesspor. Oğulcan Çağlayan had played 11 games in the second half of the Süper Lig: 2014–15 Süper Lig and was able to score 3 goals. His first goal was against Sivasspor in the 15th minute. Oğulcan received a pass from Ethem Pülgir and was able to pass the two defenders to finish the play with a goal. However this wasn’t enough for Erciyesspor to win the game and lost 3–2 to Sivasspor. On 8 May 2015, Björn Vleminckx drops the ball inside the box with a header and Oğulcan Çağlayan rushes inside the box to score with a wonder volley kick to score against Mersin İdman Yurdu in the 43rd minute. The game was drawn 2-2 at the full time. On 23 May 2015, Kasımpaşa goalkeeper Ertaç Özbir made a huge mistake by trying to kick the ball from his goal end but the ball ended up in the foot of Oğulcan and he was able to control the ball very smoothly and cracked two players to score the third goal for Erciyesspor. However, this wasn’t enough for the win and game ended up 3-3 fulltime.

Galatasaray

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On 11 August 2020, he signed a 4-year contract with Galatasaray.[2][3] The contract is set to expire on 31 May 2024. Galatasaray scored his first goal on the road against Trabzonspor on 26 December 2020.[4]

Eyüpspor

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On 8 February 2022, Çağlayan was loaned to TFF First League club Eyüpspor for the rest of the season.[5][6]

Giresunspor (loan)

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On 8 September 2022, he signed a 1-year loan contract with Süper Lig team Giresunspor.[7]

In the statement made by Oğulcan club Galatasaray on 16 January 2023, it was stated that the rental contract with Giresunspor has been mutually terminated.[8]

Pendikspor (loan)

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On 16 January 2023, he signed a 6-month temporary contract with Pendikspor.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 17 June 2021[10][11]

Club

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Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gaziantepspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 4 0 0 0 4 0
2014–15 Süper Lig 11 2 5 1 16 3
Total 15 2 5 1 20 3
Kayseri Erciyesspor 2014–15 Süper Lig 11 3 0 0 11 3
2015–16 TFF First League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 12 3 0 0 12 3
Kayserispor (loan) 2015–16 Süper Lig 25 1 9 2 34 3
Total 25 1 9 2 34 3
Çaykur Rizespor 2016–17 Süper Lig 25 1 6 2 31 3
2017–18 TFF First League 27 4 0 0 27 4
2018–19 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Süper Lig 22 3 2 1 24 4
Total 75 8 8 3 83 11
Gazişehir Gaziantep (loan) 2018–19 TFF First League 31 5 1 1 32 6
Total 31 5 1 1 32 6
Galatasaray 2020–21 Süper Lig 18 4 2 0 0 0 20 4
2021–22 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 4
Career total 176 23 25 7 0 0 0 0 201 30

References

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  1. ^ Oğulcan Çağlayan at the Turkish Football Federation
  2. ^ "Hoş geldin Oğulcan Çağlayan". www.galatasaray.org. 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Oğulcan Çağlayan Galatasaray'da". beinsports.com. 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "TRABZONSPOR A.Ş. GALATASARAY A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org. 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Galatasaray, Oğulcan Çağlayan'ı Eyüpspor'a kiraladı". www.fanatik.com.tr. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Oğulcan Çağlayan'ın Eyüpspor'a geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Oğulcan Çağlayan'ın Giresunspor'a geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Oğulcan Çağlayan'ın Pendikspor'a geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Pendikspor'umuza Hoş Geldin Oğulcan Çağlayan!". The Official Account of Pendikspor. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  10. ^ "OĞULCAN ÇAĞLAYAN". Turkish Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ^ "CAGLAYAN OGULCAN" (in Turkish). sofoot.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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