Orkun Kökçü


Orkun Kökçü is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Dutch Club Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.

Professional career

A youth product of FC Groningen, Kökçü joined the Feyenoord youth academy in 2014. He made his debut for Feyenoord at the age of 17 in a 4–0 win over VV Gemert in the first round of the KNVB Cup on 17 September 2018, scoring Feyenoord's second goal. He made his Eredivisie debut against FC Emmen on 9 December 2018, and contributed with a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute. On 10 April 2019, Kökçü extended his contract at Feyenoord until 2023. On 26 June 2020, Kökçü reached an agreement to extend his contract with Feyenoord for another 2 years, agreeing to a deal until the end of the 2024/25 season.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kökçü is of Turkish descent. He was a youth international for the Netherlands, having represented the Netherlands U18s, and Netherlands U19s.
In July 2019 Orkun Kökçü announced an intent to play for the Turkish national team. He represented the Turkey U21s in a 3–2 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification loss to the England U21s on 6 September 2019.

Personal life

Kökçü is the younger brother of the professional footballer Ozan Kökcü, who plays for Sabah FC and is a youth international for Azerbaijan.

Honours

Feyenoord