Kenan Yildiz makes history - The most valuable players from Türkiye of all time
Türkiye is arguably home to the most passionate football fans in the world, which they highlighted by their incredible support at Euro 2024. Football is a way of life in Türkiye and the biggest clubs in the country have fanatical support. This was highlighted with Galatasaray and Fenerbahce being two of the most popular club profiles on Transfermarkt in 2025.
Türkiye will be determined to reach the World Cup in 2026 and their prospects will rely heavily on the shoulders of two exceptional young talents - Arda Güler and Kenan Yildiz. While Yildiz failed to provide a goal contribution at Euro 2024, Guler showcased his incredible potential by scoring a stunning goal in the opening game against Türkiye before two further assists. But Yildiz was superb for Juventus last season and he earned a market value upgrade in the Serie A update to become the most valuable Turkish player in history.
The most valuable Türkiye players of all time
After receiving a €5m market value increase in December, Yildiz received a further €5 million upgrade in June's market value update to reach a valuation of €50m. The 19-year-old was a regular for Juventus last season and score nine goals and provided seven assists across 48 appearances.. The versatile attacker has played predominantly on the left-wing and the next challenge will be to improve his attacking output as he becomes more accustomed to the demands of first-team football.
But as the graphic above shows, Yildiz is now the most valuable Türkiye player in history after moving ahead of three players, who were valued at €45m.. Real Madrid star Güler is the only other Turkish player to be currently valued at €45m after Hakan Çalhanoğlu was downgraded by €5m to €40m in the Serie A update in December and by a further €10m this month. The Inter Milan midfielder was upgraded to €45m in June but he’s been downgraded with his season disrupted by injury. The only other Türkiye player to reach €45m was Çağlar Söyüncü in 2021 while the centre-back was at Leicester City. Söyüncü was only valued at €18m when he moved to England from Freiberg and his market value soared but it’s now dropped to just €9m at Fenerbache.
- Date of birth/Age:
- May 4, 2005 (20)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Juventus FC
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Left Winger
- Market Value:
- €50.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Feb 25, 2005 (20)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Real Madrid
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2029
- Position:
- Attacking Midfield
- Market Value:
- €45.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- Feb 8, 1994 (31)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Inter Milan
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2027
- Position:
- Defensive Midfield
- Market Value:
- €30.00m
- Date of birth/Age:
- May 23, 1996 (29)
-
Nat.:
- Current club:
- Fenerbahce
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2027
- Position:
- Centre-Back
- Market Value:
- €7.00m
- Total Market Value:
- €314.20m
- Competition:
- World Cup qualification Europe
- Manager:
- Vincenzo Montella
- Squad size:
- 26
- Total Market Value:
- €311.28m
- Competition:
- Süper Lig
- Manager:
- Okan Buruk
- Squad size:
- 35
- Latest Transfer:
- Victor Osimhen
- Total Market Value:
- €266.85m
- Competition:
- Süper Lig
- Manager:
- José Mourinho
- Squad size:
- 34
- Latest Transfer:
- Milan Škriniar
- Total Market Value:
- €589.70m
- Competition:
- Serie A
- Manager:
- Igor Tudor
- Squad size:
- 30
- Latest Transfer:
- João Mário
- Total Market Value:
- €1.37bn
- Competition:
- LaLiga
- Manager:
- Xabi Alonso
- Squad size:
- 26
- Latest Transfer:
- Álvaro Carreras
- Total Market Value:
- €726.80m
- Competition:
- Serie A
- Manager:
- Cristian Chivu
- Squad size:
- 28
- Latest Transfer:
- Ange-Yoan Bonny
- Total Market Value:
- €208.05m
- Competition:
- Championship
- Manager:
- Martí Cifuentes
- Squad size:
- 27
- Latest Transfer:
- Asmir Begovic
