Trabzonspor U21
Full nameTrabzonspor U21
Nickname(s)Karadeniz Fırtınası (Black Sea Storm)
Founded1972
GroundMehmet Ali Yılmaz Facilities
Capacity3,000
ChairmanAhmet Ağaoğlu
ManagerTaner Yılmaz
LeagueU21 Ligi
2018–1911th

Trabzonspor U21 is a youth football team from Trabzonspor. The club competes in the U21 Ligi, against other U21 clubs in Turkey. An U21 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club was founded by former Trabzonspor footballer and manager Özkan Sümer in 1972. They were the first youth team in Turkey, and became an official branch of Trabzonspor in 1975.[1] The club has won two league titles in 1996–97 and 2003–04.[2]

Honours

  • U21 Ligi
    • Winners (3): 1991–92, 1996–97, 2003–04

Current squad

As of 9 June 2010.[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Turkey TUR Mücahit Atalay
GK Turkey TUR Cemil Şahin
GK Turkey TUR Yücel Solak
DF Turkey TUR Mert Ege Özeren
DF Turkey TUR Rasimcan Değirmenci
DF Turkey TUR Emre Özkan
DF Turkey TUR Hüseyin Kayıkçı
DF Turkey TUR Miraç Bulut
DF Turkey TUR Sinan Altınel
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Turkey TUR Şahin Çakır
MF Turkey TUR Furkan Sönmez
MF Turkey TUR Habib Şen
MF Turkey TUR Levent Küçüker
MF Turkey TUR Muhammet Mevdudi Meriç
MF Turkey TUR Semih Kaya
FW Turkey TUR Mustafa Akgün
FW Turkey TUR Sefa Sandıkçı

Former players

Trabzonspor has a notable youth academy, producing several Turkey national football team players including Hami Mandıralı, Gökdeniz Karadeniz, Fatih Tekke, Hüseyin Çimşir, Mehmet Yılmaz, Tolga Zengin, and Metin Aktaş. Gökdeniz Karadeniz is the most-capped Turkish international to come through the Trabzonspor academy.

References

  1. Cevabı istatistikler verdi! ajansspor.com (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
  2. PAF Lig Arşiv tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010
  3. Trabzonspor A2 Takım trabzonspor.org.tr (in Turkish), accessed 9 June 2010


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