İstanbul Başakşehir

İstanbul Başakşehir net spend since 2015

İstanbul Başakşehir have spent €80m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €67m: a net spend of €13m.

That covers 85 signings (46 for a disclosed fee, 33 free, 6 undisclosed) and 100 departures (23 sold for a disclosed fee, 47 free, 30 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 20 in, 107 out.

Record signing: Abbosbek Fayzullaev, €8m from CSKA Moskva (Jul 2025). Record sale: Cengiz Ünder, €14m to Roma (Jul 2017).

İstanbul Başakşehir transfer spending by season

İstanbul Başakşehir record signings

1. Abbosbek Fayzullaev · €8m from CSKA Moskva · Jul 2025
2. Cengiz Ünder · €5m from Altınordu · Jul 2016
3. Emin Bayram · €4m from Westerlo · Jul 2026
4. Ravil Tagir · €3m from Altınordu · Oct 2020
5. Uilson de Souza Paula Júnior · €3m from Schalke 04 · Jan 2017

İstanbul Başakşehir record sales

1. Cengiz Ünder · €14m to Roma · Jul 2017
2. Youssouf Ndayishimiye · €12m to Nice · Jan 2023
3. Krzysztof Piątek · €10m to Al Duhail · Jul 2025
4. İrfan Can Kahveci · €7m to Fenerbahçe · Jan 2021
5. Manuel Marouan da Costa Trinidade · €5m to Al Ittihad · Jan 2019

İstanbul Başakşehir trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 38 players İstanbul Başakşehir both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €56m against €34m paid: a trading profit of €22m.

• Cengiz Ünder: signed for €5m (Jul 2016), sold to Roma for €14m (Jul 2017): profit €9m
• Youssouf Ndayishimiye: signed for €2m (Feb 2021), sold to Nice for €12m (Jan 2023): profit €9m
• Krzysztof Piątek: signed for €2m (Jul 2023), sold to Al Duhail for €10m (Jul 2025): profit €8m
• İrfan Can Kahveci: signed for €2m (Jan 2017), sold to Fenerbahçe for €7m (Jan 2021): profit €5m
• Manuel Marouan da Costa Trinidade: signed for €100k (Jul 2017), sold to Al Ittihad for €5m (Jan 2019): profit €4m

• Enzo Crivelli: signed for €3m (Jul 2019), left free for Servette (Aug 2022): loss €3m
• Miloš Jojić: signed for €2m (Jul 2018), left free for Partizan (Oct 2020): loss €2m
• Léo Duarte: signed for €2m (Jul 2022), left free for Atlético Mineiro (Jul 2026): loss €2m
• Kerim Frei Koyunlu: signed for €2m (Jul 2017), left free for FC Emmen (Jan 2021): loss €2m
• Ravil Tagir: signed for €3m (Oct 2020), sold to Al Jazira for €2m (Aug 2024): loss €1m

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

İstanbul Başakşehir have made 6 signings and 15 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 1 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Doğan Alemdar (to Beşiktaş, no league start in 2025/26); in nobody.
• Defence: out Léo Duarte (left free for Atlético Mineiro, 26 league starts in 2025/26), Festy Ebosele (to Erzurumspor FK, 9 league starts in 2025/26), Burak Kavraz (to 52 Orduspor FK), Ayberk Kaygısız (left free for Balıkesirspor), Emre Kaplan (to Bodrum FK), Yağız Dilek (to Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı), Doğukan Tuzcu (left free for Adana 01); in Emin Bayram (from Westerlo, 956 league minutes since), Michal Karbownik (free from Hertha BSC, 611 league minutes since), Saba Kharebashvili (from Dinamo Tbilisi, 406 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Miguel Crespo (left free for Al Khaleej, 12 league starts in 2025/26), Berat Özdemir (left free for Çorum FK, 10 league starts in 2025/26), Berkay Aydogmus (loan to Güzide Gebzespor), Matchoi Djaló (to Nacional), Mohamed Hassan Fofana (left free for Chaves); in nobody.
• Attack: out Nuno da Costa (left free for Antalyaspor, 8 league starts in 2025/26); in Eldor Shomurodov (from Roma, 929 league minutes since), Andreas Skov Olsen (loan from VfL Wolfsburg, 839 league minutes since), Umut Bozok (free from Eyüpspor, 221 league minutes since), Edin Visca (free from Trabzonspor, 53 league minutes since).
• Position unknown: out Hamza Ljukovac (left free for Zrinjski); in nobody.

İstanbul Başakşehir injury news: injuries and suspensions

İstanbul Başakşehir have 4 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €12m of value sidelined.

• Saba Kharebashvili (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 4 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Muhammed Şengezer (GK): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 5 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed
• Christopher Operi (DEF): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 23 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Yusuf Sarı (FWD): Injury (type not disclosed) · out since 3 Nov 2026 · return date not set · 1 game missed

İstanbul Başakşehir last starting XI

İstanbul Başakşehir's last league starting XI, v Göztepe on 7 Nov 2026: Deniz Dilmen; Ousseynou Ba, Michal Karbownik, Emin Bayram, Ömer Ali Şahiner; Olivier Kemen, Eldor Shomurodov, Andreas Skov Olsen, Ivan Brnic, Jakub Kaluzinski; Davie Selke.

2 changes from the side that started v Samsunspor on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Muhammed Şengezer (4, injured) and Saba Kharebashvili (4, injured).

Opponent: Göztepe.

İstanbul Başakşehir minutes played 2026/27

After 11 league games of 2026/27, 6 İstanbul Başakşehir players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 12 are rotating and 14 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Jerome Opoku, Christopher Operi, Olivier Kemen, Ousseynou Ba, Onur Bulut, Batuhan Çelik, Onur Ergün, Volkan Babacan, Edin Visca.

İstanbul Başakşehir club-trained players

We can verify 2 club-trained players in the İstanbul Başakşehir squad: Deniz Dilmen and Hamza Güreler. Between them they have played 3% of İstanbul Başakşehir's league minutes in 2026/27. 4 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Deniz Dilmen (GK): 270 league minutes
• Hamza Güreler (DEF): 96 league minutes

On the record we can verify, 1 player club-trained at İstanbul Başakşehir now plays for other clubs we track, led by Emrecan Uzunhan (Beşiktaş, value €2m).

• Emrecan Uzunhan · Beşiktaş · €2m

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.