Çağlar Söyüncü
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Söyüncü with Turkey in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Çağlar Söyüncü | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Menemen Belediyespor | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bucaspor | ||
| 2013–2014 | Gümüşorduspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Altınordu | 34 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | SC Freiburg | 50 | (1) |
| 2018–2023 | Leicester City | 98 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2024– | Fenerbahçe | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Turkey U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Turkey | 58 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2025 | |||
Çağlar Söyüncü (Turkish pronunciation: [tʃaːˈɫaɾ sœjynˈdʒy]; born 23 May 1996) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
Söyüncü's first senior professional team was the Turkish second division Altınordu. In the summer of 2016, he joined SC Freiburg of Germany's Bundesliga, before moving to Leicester City in 2018. He made 132 total appearances for Leicester, winning the FA Cup and FA Community Shield in 2021. In 2023, he moved to Atlético Madrid of La Liga and soon on to Fenerbahçe, initially on loan.
Söyüncü made his senior national team debut in 2016 and has earned over 50 caps for Turkey. He was part of the Turkish squad at UEFA Euro 2020.