Gençlerbirliği

Gençlerbirliği net spend since 2015

Gençlerbirliği have spent €5m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €12m: a net profit of €7m on transfers.

That covers 108 signings (9 for a disclosed fee, 75 free, 24 undisclosed) and 130 departures (9 sold for a disclosed fee, 84 free, 37 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 35 in, 60 out.

Record signing: Sékou Koïta, €2m from CSKA Moskva (Jul 2026). Record sale: Yıldırım Mert Çetin, €4m to Roma (Aug 2019).

Gençlerbirliği transfer spending by season

Gençlerbirliği record signings

1. Sékou Koïta · €2m from CSKA Moskva · Jul 2026
2. Pedro Mendes · €600k from Modena · Sep 2026
3. Adama Traoré · €600k from Ferencvárosi · Aug 2025
4. Vedat Muriqi · €550k from Giresunspor · Jul 2016
5. Martin Spelmann · €400k from Odense BK · Jul 2015

Gençlerbirliği record sales

1. Yıldırım Mert Çetin · €4m to Roma · Aug 2019
2. Berat Özdemir · €3m to Trabzonspor · Jan 2021
3. Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık · €3m to Galatasaray · Jan 2017
4. İrfan Can Kahveci · €2m to İstanbul Başakşehir · Jan 2017
5. Vedat Muriqi · €500k to Rizespor · Jan 2018

Gençlerbirliği trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 50 players Gençlerbirliği both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €695k against €828k paid: a trading loss of €133k.

• Barış Alıcı: signed free (Aug 2021), sold to Samsunspor for €195k (Feb 2023): profit €195k

• Daniel João Santos Candeias: signed for €278k (Jul 2019), left free for Alanyaspor (Jul 2021): loss €278k
• Vedat Muriqi: signed for €550k (Jul 2016), sold to Rizespor for €500k (Jan 2018): loss €50k

Gençlerbirliği ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Gençlerbirliği have made 6 signings and 8 departures in 2026/27, plus 4 loans in. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Erhan Erentürk (left free for Çorum FK, 7 league starts in 2025/26); in İrfan Can Eğribayat (free from Fenerbahçe, 990 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Zan Zuzek (left free for Celje, 31 league starts in 2025/26), Matej Hanousek (left free for Dukla Praha, 14 league starts in 2025/26), Umut İslamoğlu (left free for İstanbulspor, no league start in 2025/26); in Metehan Baltacı (loan from Galatasaray, 400 league minutes since), Ensar Çavuşoğlu (free from Vanspor FK, 61 league minutes since), Kévin Rodrigues (free from Gaziantep F.K., no league minutes yet).
• Midfield: out Samed Onur (left free for Samsunspor, 4 league starts in 2025/26), Ensar Kemaloğlu (left free for Kayserispor, 1 league appearance in 2025/26); in Rafael Luís (free from Benfica II, 401 league minutes since), Cheikh Niasse (loan from Hellas Verona, 192 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Metehan Mimaroğlu (left free for Trabzonspor, 21 league starts in 2025/26), Dilhan Demir (left free for Amed SK, 1 league appearance in 2025/26); in Tiago Gouveia (loan from Benfica, 753 league minutes since), Pedro Mendes (from Modena, 573 league minutes since), Sékou Koïta (from CSKA Moskva, 394 league minutes since), Victor Orakpo (loan from Nice, 77 league minutes since).

Gençlerbirliği injury news: injuries and suspensions

Gençlerbirliği have 4 players injured and 1 suspended as of 10 Nov 2026, with €7m of value sidelined.

• Metehan Baltacı (DEF): Indirect card suspension · out since 9 Nov 2026 · expected back 22 Nov 2026
• Ensar Çavuşoğlu (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 29 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Pedro Pereira (DEF): Knee injury · out since 5 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 6 games missed
• Thalisson (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 8 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Dimitrios Goutas (DEF): Cruciate ligament tear · out since 25 Oct 2026 · expected back 24 May 2027 · 4 games missed

Gençlerbirliği last starting XI

Gençlerbirliği's last league starting XI, v Beşiktaş on 8 Nov 2026: İrfan Can Eğribayat; Thalisson, Metehan Baltacı, Arda Çağan Çelik, Hamza Aydar; Franco Tongya, Tiago Gouveia, Oğulcan Ülgün, Adama Traoré, Cheikh Niasse; Pedro Mendes.

Unchanged from the side that started v Alanyaspor on 2 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Dimitrios Goutas (3, injured), Fıratcan Üzüm (3), Rafael Luís (3) and Ousmane Diabate (3).

Opponent: Beşiktaş.

Gençlerbirliği minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 9 Gençlerbirliği players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 7 are rotating and 25 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Yusuf Hasan Temel (0%, €6m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Franco Tongya, Arda Akgül, Göktuğ Erdem, Oğulcan Ülgün, Adama Traoré, Pedro Pereira, Thalisson, Dimitrios Goutas, Kévin Rodrigues, Abdurrahim Dursun, Fıratcan Üzüm, Berk Deniz Çukurcu, Peter Etebo, Gökhan Akkan.

Gençlerbirliği club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 1 player club-trained at Gençlerbirliği now plays for other clubs we track, led by Arda Kızıldağ (Gaziantep F.K., value €1m).

• Arda Kızıldağ · Gaziantep F.K. · €1m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Gençlerbirliği free agents: released players without a club

2 former Gençlerbirliği players are verified free agents as of 10 Nov 2026: Abdullah Şahindere (€740k, without a club since 1 July 2026) and Ebrar Aydın (€480k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent