Tiago Çukur
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tiago Süer Barbaros Çukur[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 November 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Roda JC | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2016 | Feyenoord | ||
2016–2020 | AZ | ||
2021 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2022–2024 | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Dender (loan) | 25 | (5) |
2023–2024 | → Beveren (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2024 | → Ümraniyespor (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2024– | Roda JC | 11 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Turkey U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Turkey U21 | 6 | (0) |
2022 | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:03, 27 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2022 |
Tiago Süer Barbaros Çukur (born 30 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey at international level.
Early and personal life
[edit]Born in Amsterdam, Çukur has joint Dutch and Turkish nationality.[4]
Club career
[edit]Çukur played youth football with Feyenoord and AZ, leaving the latter club in the summer of 2020, before signing for Watford in January 2021.[4][5] He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in July 2021.[6][7][8][9] Çukur returned to Watford on 11 January 2022, with Doncaster taking up the option to bring his loan to an end.[10]
He signed for Turkish club Fenerbahçe in July 2022.[11][12] In August 2022 he moved on loan to Belgian club Dender.[13][14][15] On 7 July 2023, he returned to Belgium, signing on loan for Beveren.[16] On 31 January 2024, the loan to Beveren was terminated early,[17] and he moved on loan to Ümraniyespor.[1]
On 15 July 2024, Çukur returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a three-year contract.[18] He scored on his competitive debut for the club on 12 August, in the season's opening fixture, despite Roda suffering a heavy 6–1 defeat to Jong AZ.[19][20]
International career
[edit]Çukur is a Turkish youth international,[8] and made his under-21s debut in the summer of 2021.[9] He made his senior debut on 14 June 2022.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TİAGO SÜER BARBAROS ÇUKUR – Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Cukur: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ Tiago Çukur at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Tiago Cukur: Watford Under-18". Watford F.C. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Official: Hornets Sign Tiago". Watford F.C. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021.
- ^ Wobschall, Leon (19 July 2021). "'Rough diamond' Tiago Cukur rejects rival interest to join Doncaster Rovers". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Cukur: Watford loan striker to Doncaster Rovers for the season". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Rovers sign Tiago Cukur on season-long loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ a b Hoden, Liam (19 July 2021). "Doncaster Rovers sign Watford youngster Tiago Cukur on a season-long loan". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Cukur returns to Watford". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Matthews, Anthony (14 July 2022). "King and Cukur complete Turkish moves". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Official: Cukur Joins Fenerbahçe". Watford F.C. (Press release). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022.
- ^ "FCV Dender, Tiago Çukur'u kiraladı" [FCV Dender Signs Tiago Çukur on Loan]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Tiryaki, Erhan (30 August 2022). "Fenerbahçe, Tiago Çukur'u Belçika ekibi FCV Dender'e kiraladı" [Fenerbahçe Loans Tiago Çukur to Belgian Club FCV Dender]. Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Tiago Cukur nieuwe spits, Stefano Marzo nieuwe rechtsachter bij FCV Dender". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, TIAGO ÇUKUR!". SK Beveren (in Dutch). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "TIAGO ÇUKUR KEERT TERUG NAAR FENERBAHÇE". SK Beveren (in Dutch). 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Roda JC neemt spits over van Fenerbahçe". Roda JC Kerkrade (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Versterkt Jong AZ boekt recordzege in KKD tegen armlastig Roda JC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Kleinen, Jelle (12 August 2024). "Afgang voor Roda JC in openingsronde: 6-1 nederlaag tegen Jong AZ". L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Matthews, Anthony (15 June 2022). "Hornets striker makes international debut". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Turkish people of Dutch descent
- Dutch sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Feyenoord players
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Watford F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
- S.K. Beveren players
- Ümraniyespor footballers
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- English Football League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- 21st-century Turkish sportsmen