Berkay Vardar

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Berkay Vardar
Personal information
Full name Berkay Vardar
Date of birth (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2016–2021 Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Beşiktaş 5 (0)
2023–2024Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2019 Azerbaijan U17 3 (1)
2021 Azerbaijan U19 3 (1)
2022– Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Berkay Vardar (14 January 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who last played for Süper Lig side Beşiktaş.

Career[edit]

Vardar made his senior debut in match week 2 of Group C at 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, against Ajax as a substitute player, replacing Umut Meraş on 73rd minute, ended 2–0 for Ajax, on 28 September 2021.[2] On 22 April 2022, Vardar signed his first professional contract with Beşiktaş until 2025.[3]

On 11 August 2023 Vardar was loaned to Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol until the end of the season[4]

International career[edit]

Vardar was born in Istanbul, Turkey to Albanian father from Kumanovo and Azerbaijani mother.[5] He was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either Azerbaijan, North Macedonia or Turkey. From 2019, until 2021, Vardar has been part of Azerbaijan at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played six matches and scored two goals.[5] On 16 September 2022, he received a call-up from Turkey U21 for the friendly match against Georgia U21,[6] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Ömer Faruk Beyaz.[7]

Statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 24 August 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Beşiktaş 2021–22[9] Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23[10] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Berkay Vardar". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ajax-Beşiktaş UEFA Champions League UEFA.com" (in Turkish). UEFA. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Beşiktaş, Altyapısından Çıkan 5 Oyuncuyla Sözleşme İmzaladı". 90min.com. April 28, 2022. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Berkay Vardar, FC Sheriff Kulübü'ne Geçici Transfer Oldu". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Endrit R. Haxhiu [@EndritRH] (September 22, 2022). "Four days ago, #TürkiyeU21 called up @berkayvaardar, the footballer of #Albanian origin from #Kumanova on his father's side and #Azerbaijani origin on his mother's side. He previously represented #Azerbaijan at the #U17 and #U19 level" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Ümit Milli Takımı'nın Gürcistan maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı" [Hope National Team's Georgia match candidate roster announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 16 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Ümit Milli Takımımız, Gürcistan'ı 1–0 yendi" [Our Hope National Team beat Georgia 1–0] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 28 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Berkay Vardar (Beşiktaş) @ Maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Games played by Berkay Vardar in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Berkay Vardar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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