Ferhat Çoğalan (born 29 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he is a youth international for Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Grande-Synthe, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yeni Mersin İY | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Olympique Grande-Synthe | ||
| 2013–2018 | Valencia | ||
| 2018 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Lille B | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Pau B | 14 | (2) |
| 2024– | Yeni Mersin İY | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U14 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Turkey U15 | 4 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Turkey U17 | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2023 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Grande-Synthe, France, Çoğalan's father, Sedat, was a footballer who played for Nancy in France, as well as Turanspor and Şanlıurfaspor in Turkey.[2][3] Ferhat started playing football at the age of four, joining local side Olympique Grande-Synthe.[2] At the age of eleven, he trialled with Spanish side Barcelona, but ultimately turned down their offer to sign him.[4]
In August 2013, he moved to Spain to join the academy of Valencia, turning down numerous clubs across Europe in the process.[2][3] He settled quickly in Valencia, picking up a man of the match award as his side won the LaLiga Promises Cup in late 2014.[4][5] The following year he was linked with a move to Manchester United, with his father claiming that the English side had already held talks with the player.[6]
He was offered a new contract with Valencia in 2018, but rejected the terms, instead opting to return to France to join Lille.[2][7][8][9] His father later explained that they had decided to make the move after Valencia changed the infrastructure of their youth development projects, with Lille offering a clearer path to professional football.[10] He signed a professional contract with Lille until June 2021.[11]
However, three years after joining Lille, in which he only made four appearances for the club's B team, Çoğalan was released in July 2021.[12] Following his departure from Lille, he trialled with Turkish side Beşiktaş in February 2022.[13]
After a year with no club, Çoğalan joined Ligue 2 side Pau in 2022, going on to play for their B team in the Championnat National 3.[14]
International career
editFerhat Çoğalan has represented Turkey from under-14 to under-17 level.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 11 October 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Pau B | 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 14 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Yeni Mersin İY | 2024–25 | TFF 2. Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
- Notes
References
edit- ^ a b Ferhat Çoğalan at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d "Ferhat Cogalan, grand espoir du football mondial, rejoint Le LOSC" [Ferhat Cogalan, great hope of world football, joins LOSC]. losc.fr (in French). 25 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Turkish junior footballer lights up Spanish league". dailysabah.com. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b Maywurm, Oliver (20 April 2018). "Ferhat Cogalan: Das Wunderkind, das mit 14 schon 13 Millionen Euro wert war" [Ferhat Cogalan: The child prodigy who was already worth 13 million euros at 14]. goal.com (in German). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Valencia's 12-year-old sensation Ferhat Cogalan stuns crowd in Spanish tournament". sg.news.yahoo.com. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (29 June 2016). "Manchester United must pay €13m for Ferhat Cogalan". manchestereveningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "El juvenil Ferhat Cogalan deja el Valencia y ficha por el Lille" [The youthful Ferhat Cogalan leaves Valencia and signs for Lille]. marca.com (in Spanish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Qui est Ferhat Cogalan, originaire de Grande-Synthe, qui a signé au LOSC, et est présenté comme un jeune prodige?" [Who is Ferhat Cogalan, from Grande-Synthe, who signed at LOSC, and is presented as a young prodigy?]. france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Erozden, Can (25 July 2018). "Football: Lille sign Turkish youngster Ferhat Cogalan". aa.com.tr. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Lille'de bir Türk 'wonderkid': Ferhat Çoğalan!" [A Turkish 'wonderkid' in Lille: Ferhat Çoğalan!]. sporx.com (in Turkish). 13 November 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Calabuig, Pascal (30 April 2020). "El cambio de Ferhat: De niño a hombre" [Ferhat's Change: From Boy to Man]. superdeporte.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Frémin, Cyril (8 July 2021). "Ferhat Çoğalan quitte le LOSC" [Ferhat Çoğalan leaves LOSC]. deltafm.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Yüksel Demir: Ferhat Çoğalan, Beşiktaş'ta farkını ortaya koyacaktır" [Yüksel Demir: Ferhat Çoğalan will show his difference in Beşiktaş]. fanatik.com.tr (in Turkish). 14 February 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ a b Ferhat Çoğalan at Soccerway
- ^ Ferhat Çoğalan at the Turkish Football Federation