--- title: Orkun Kökçü slug: orkun-kokcu-a739e url: /detay/orkun-kokcu-a739e type: biography language: English entity: primary: Orkun Kökçü type: biography disambiguation: Orkun Kökçü: Benfica midfielder, Dutch-Turkish international. See his career stats & achievements. categories: - name: General Knowledge slug: genel-kultur url: /kategori/genel-kultur - name: Sport slug: spor url: /kategori/spor tags: - Orkun Kökçü - national team - Benfica - Feyenoord author: İrem . created_at: 2025-04-13T00:17:43.023160+03:00 updated_at: 2025-04-17T09:42:12.757396+03:00 image: https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2025/04/12/vvl6PlAcHrmbWwYXer26me5IGm8oV2ht.jpg --- # Orkun Kökçü > Orkun Kökçü (December 29, 2000, Haarlem) is a famous Turkish footballer. ## KURE Information Cards ### KURE Information Card: Orkun Kökçü ![photo_6026036582160649050_y.jpg](https://cdn.t3pedia.org/media/uploads/2025/04/12/6FvBRwbYfeXX8X2o0ko2A2ZtNS8naIPu.jpg) | Field | Value | |-------|-------| | Club(s) | Benfica | | Jersey Number(Text) | 10 | | Height(s)(Text) | 1.75 m | | Position(s) | Central Midfield | | Date of Birth(Text) | December 29, 2000 | | Birthplace | Haarlem | | Foot | Double Foot | | Market Value | 28.00 mil. € | ## Article Content **Orkun Kökçü **was born on [December](/en/detay/december/llms.txt) 29, 2000, in Haarlem, the Netherlands. His mother was born in the Netherlands but is originally from [Afyon](/en/detay/afyon-2/llms.txt), Turkey. Kökçü, whose brother [Ozan](/en/detay/ozan-2/llms.txt) [Can](/en/detay/can-3/llms.txt) Kökçü is also a footballer, is managed by their father. He [has](/en/detay/has-3/llms.txt) played for Stormvogels, Groningen, and Feyenoord. A midfielder, Kökçü has been playing for Benfica since 2023. He played 19 matches and scored 5 goals for the Netherlands national team between 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he began representing Turkey and has scored 3 goals. ### **Football Career** Orkun Kökçü's football journey began when **“Papa Koeman” **discovered his talent. He started playing football in the youth academy of **Stormvogels**. During the 2011/2012 period, he continued his development [at](/en/detay/at-3/llms.txt) **Groningen’s **youth academy. Then, in the 2014 season, his adventure with Feyenoord began. He progressed through Feyenoord’s youth system, playing for Feyenoord U17, U19, and later the senior team. In Feyenoord U17, he recorded 2 goals and 1 assist in 12 matches. For the U21 team, he scored 2 goals and provided 2 assists in 13 matches. In U19, he [had](/en/detay/had/llms.txt) [an](/en/detay/an-2/llms.txt) impressive record of 15 goals and 7 assists in 40 matches. He scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in [November](/en/detay/november/llms.txt) 2020, in the match between Feyenoord and CSKA Moscow. As captain of Feyenoord, he played 175 matches, scoring 32 goals and providing 26 assists. His outstanding performance during the 2022/2023 season earned him the **“Player of the Year” **award. Continuing his career at Benfica, Kökçü has scored 17 goals and provided 17 assists in 86 matches. He transferred to Benfica, a [top](/en/detay/top-2/llms.txt)-flight Portuguese club, on [July](/en/detay/july/llms.txt) 1, 2023. He made his debut in the Primeira Liga on [August](/en/detay/august/llms.txt) 14, 2023. His first league goal came on [September](/en/detay/september-748435/llms.txt) 2, 2023, in the Boavista FC vs. SL Benfica match, where he scored in the 45+5th minute. He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal on September 19, 2024, in the 29th minute of the FK Crvena Zvezda ([Red](/en/detay/red-4/llms.txt) Star Belgrade) vs. SL Benfica match. So far, Kökçü has made 87 appearances for Benfica, contributing 17 goals and 18 assists to his team. ### **National Career** Born and raised in the Netherlands, Orkun Kökçü played for the Netherlands at U17, U18, and U19 levels. While captaining the U19 team, he scored 5 goals in 19 matches. In 2019, at the age of 18, Kökçü began playing for Turkey’s U21 national team. He made his debut on September 6, 2019, under the management of Vedat İnceefe. He played in 2 matches for the U21 team. In 2020, he started playing for the senior Turkish national team. Making his debut on September 6, 2020, Kökçü has since earned 39 caps and scored 3 goals. He represented Turkey in the UEFA European Championship tournaments in both 2021 and 2024. ### **Achievements** #### **Feyenoord** - Dutch Super Cup: 2019 - Eredivisie (Dutch League): 2022/2023 - UEFA Europa League Participant: (2019-2020), (2020-2021), (2022-2023) - UEFA Conference League Participant: 2021-2022 #### **SL Benfica** - Portuguese League Cup: 2024 #### **National Team** - UEFA European Championship Participant: 2021, 2024 ## Academic Sources and References 1. TFF. "Orkun Kökçü'ye Büyük Onur." Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu, last accessed: 7.4.2025Link 2. TFF. "Orkun Kökçü: 'Beni Baba Koeman Keşfetti.'" Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu, last accessed: 7.4.2025Link 3. Transfermarkt. "Orkun Kökçü-Başarılar." Transfermarkt, last accessed: 7.4.2025Link 4. Transfermarkt. "Orkun Kökçü-Kariyer." Transfermarkt, last accessed: 7.4.2025Link 5. Transfermarkt. "Orkun Kökçü-Milli Takım." 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