# List of Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers

When it was first founded in 1907, Fenerbahçe had a large squad. The first team captain of the Fenerbahçe football team was Turkish Naval School student Necip Okaner, the club's 3rd founding member. The first goalkeeper of the team was Asaf Beşpınar, a student of Kadıköy Lycée Saint-Joseph. Galip Kulaksızoğlu, was the longest serving player of the original squad, spending 17 years at the club, retiring in 1924 after 216 matches. Zeki Rıza Sporel and Bekir Refet, the first Turkish footballer ever to play abroad, were among the first products of the Fenerbahçe youth system. During his 18-year career with the club, Zeki Rıza scored 470 goals in 352 matches, or 1.3 goals every match, making him the all-time top scorer of Fenerbahçe. Zeki Rıza was also capped for the Turkish national team 16 times, scoring 15 goals.
Cihat Arman became the first in a long-line of long-serving goalkeepers, playing 12 seasons and in 308 matches with the club. Lefter Küçükandonyadis was one of the first Turkish football players to play in Europe. Lefter spent two seasons in Europe, playing for Fiorentina and Nice before returning to Fenerbahçe. All in all, Lefter scored 423 goals in 615 matches for the club, helping them to two Istanbul Football League titles and three Turkish League titles.
Another notable player, Can Bartu, became the next big Turkish export to Europe. He was also the first Turkish football player to play in a European competition final, doing so with Fiorentina against Atlético Madrid in 1962. Can also spent some seasons playing for Venezia and Lazio before returning to Fenerbahçe in 1967. He was a four-time league champion with Fenerbahçe and scored 162 goals in 330 matches. Some of the other most notable Turkish players who played for Fenerbahçe include: Fikret Arıcan, Fikret Kırcan, Halit Deringör, Melih Kotanca, Burhan Sargun, Nedim Doğan, Cemil Turan, Selçuk Yula, Müjdat Yetkiner, Oğuz Çetin, Rıdvan Dilmen, Aykut Kocaman, Rüştü Reçber and Tuncay Şanlı.
Former Romania goalkeeper Ilie Datcu was the first foreigner to reach 100 caps for Fenerbahçe. In recent decades, Fenerbahçe have gained an influx of foreigners who have helped the club to 19 Süper Lig titles. Among these is Uche Okechukwu, who after 13 seasons with Fenerbahçe and İstanbulspor became the longest serving foreigner in Turkey. During Uche's career with Fenerbahçe, he won two league titles and became a fan favourite. More recently, Fenerbahçe have been the home to Brazilian-born Mehmet Aurélio who, in 2006, became the first naturalized Turkish citizen to play for the Turkish national team.
Alex is another Brazilian player who scored the most goals of all foreign players who have played for Fenerbahçe. He managed to become top scorer of the Turkish Süper Lig on two occasions (in 2006–07 and 2010–11), Turkish Footballer of the Year twice (in 2005 and 2010), as well as assist leader in the 2007–08 season of the UEFA Champions League. Based on all those achievements, as well as his exemplary character and sportsmanship on and off the field, acknowledged by fans of Fenerbahçe and their rivals alike, he became the most successful and renowned foreign player to have ever played for the club and one of a few whose statue has been erected by the supporters of the club in the Yoğurtçu Park, in the near of Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.
Some of the other foreign top players who played for Fenerbahçe over the years include: Toni Schumacher (1988–91), Jes Høgh (1995–99), Jay-Jay Okocha (1996–98), Elvir Bolić (1995–2000), Kennet Andersson (2000–02), Ariel Ortega(2002–03), Pierre van Hooijdonk (2003–05), Nicolas Anelka (2005–06), Stephen Appiah (2005–08), Mateja Kežman(2006–09), Diego Lugano (2006–11), Roberto Carlos (2007–09), Dirk Kuyt (2012–15), Raul Meireles (2012–16), Robin van Persie (2015–18), Nani (2015–16), Simon Kjær (2015–17), Mesut Özil (2021–22), Leonardo Bonucci (2022–23), Dušan Tadić (2023–present) and Edin Džeko (2023–present).
| Period | Players |
| $^{1934-1956(22years,412Match)}$ | Fikret Kırcan |
| $^{1927-1947(20years,406Match)}$ | Fikret Arıcan |
| $^{1915-1934(19years,325Match)}$ | Zeki Rıza Sporel |
| $^{2002-2019(17years,526Match)}$ | Volkan Demirel |
| 1907 - 1924 (17 years, 257 Match) | Galip Kulaksızoğlu |
| 1916 - 1932 (16 years, 324 Match) | Alaattin Baydar |
| $^{1979-1995(16years,763Match)}$ | Müjdat Yetkiner |
| $^{1947-1964(15years,615Match)}$ | Lefter Küçükandonyadis |
| $^{1939-1953(14years,308Match)}$ | Cihat Arman |
| $^{1925-1939(14years,252Match)}$ | Cevat Seyit |
| $_{1955-1969(14years,605Match)}$ | Şeref Has |
| $^{1932-1945(13years,368Match)}$ | Esat Kaner |
| $^{1934-1947(13years,388Match)}$ | Naci Bastoncu |

## List of players

Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Fenerbahçe.
Information correct as of the match played on 1 September 2023.
| Name | Nationality | Position | Fenerbahçe career | Appearances | Goals |
| Galip Kulaksızoğlu | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1907–1924 | 216 | — |
| Hasan Kamil Sporel | Turkey | 37 Defender | 1911–1923 | 108 | — |
| Sait Selahattin Cihanoğlu | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1911–1917 | 114 | 94 |
| Zeki Rıza Sporel | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1915–1934 | 352 | 470 |
| Alaattin Baydar | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1915–1934 | 324 | 362 |
| Sabih Arca | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1918–1929 | 215 | — |
| Şekip Kulaksızoğlu | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 1921–1926 | 102 | 0 |
| Cevat Sait | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1925–1939 | 252 | — |
| Fikret Arıcan | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1927–1947 | 406 | 231 |
| Mehmet Reşat Nayır | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1928–1940 | 312 | — |
| Muzaffer Çizer | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1928–1937 | 406 | 121 |
| Esat Kaner | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1932–1946 | 368 | — |
| Lebip Elmas | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1933–1944 | 218 | — |
| Naci Bastoncu | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1934–1944 | 388 | 232 |
| Fikret Kırcan | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1934–1956 | 412 | 139 |
| Cihat Arman | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 1939–1952 | 308 | 0 |
| Ömer Boncuk | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1939–1947 | 166 | 14 |
| Melih Kotanca | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1939–1948 | 185 | 204 |
| Murat Alyüz | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1941–1952 | 314 | — |
| Halit Deringör | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1941–1952 | 330 | 107 |
| Samim Var | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1943–1951 | 212 | — |
| Selahattin Torkal | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1944–1961 | 219 | — |
| Mehmet Ali Has | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1946–1956 | 274 | — |
| Lefter Küçükandonyadis | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1947–1951 1953–1964 | 615 | 423 |
| Kamil Ekin | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1947–1955 | 227 | — |
| Nedim Günar | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1949–1963 | 416 | — |
| Akgün Kaçmaz | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1951–1961 | 328 | — |
| Niyazi Tamakan | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1952–1960 | 273 | 27 |
| Basri Dirimlili | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1953–1963 | 372 | — |
| Naci Erdem | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1953–1963 | 440 | — |
| Avni Kalkavan | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1953–1963 | 315 | — |
| Şeref Has | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1955–1969 | 605 | 168 |
| Ergun Öztuna | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1956–1969 | 219 | — |
| Şükrü Ersoy | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 1957–1962 | 262 | 0 |
| Can Bartu | Turkey | 40 Forward | 1957–1961 1969–1970 | 330 | 162 |
| Mustafa Güven | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1958–1965 | 268 | — |
| Osman Göktan | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1958–1965 | 310 | — |
| Yüksel Gündüz | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1958–1965 | 268 | 115 |
| Özcan Köksoy | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1961–1970 | 281 | — |
| Selim Soydan | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1961–1971 | 306 | — |
| Nedim Doğan | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1961–1973 | 416 | 101 |
| Hazım Cantez | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 1962–1968 | 226 | 0 |
| Fuat Saner | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1963–1973 | 240 | — |
| Ali İhsan Okçuoğlu | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1963–1967 | 142 | — |
| Ogün Altıparmak | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1963–1971 | 295 | 120 |
| Ercan Aktuna | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1964–1974 | 340 | — |
| Ziya Şengül | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1964–1975 | 426 | — |
| Şükrü Birand | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1964–1975 | 317 | — |
| Yılmaz Şen | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1964–1976 | 406 | — |
| Yaşar Mumcuoğlu | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1965–1973 | 295 | 42 |
| Abdullah Çevrim | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1966–1970 | 166 | 25 |
| Levent Engineri | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1967–1973 | 275 | — |
| Serkan Acar | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1967–1978 | 295 | — |
| Ion Nunweiller | Romania | 37 Defender | 1968–1970 | 91 | 7 |
| Ilie Datcu | Romania | 01 Goalkeeper | 1969–1975 | 220 | 0 |
| Önder Mustafaoğlu | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1971–1981 | 261 | — |
| Osman Arpacıoğlu | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1971–1977 | 278 | 129 |
| Cemil Turan | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1972–1980 | 304 | 194 |
| Alpaslan Eratlı | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1973–1983 | 414 | — |
| Ender Konca | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1973–1977 | 176 | — |
| Onur Kayador | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1974–1987 | 360 | — |
| Yenal Kaçıra | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1975–1979 | 203 | — |
| Engin Verel | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1975–1978 1983–1986 | 264 | — |
| Cem Pamiroğlu | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1976–1986 | 508 | — |
| Müjdat Yetkiner | Turkey | 25 Defender, Midfielder | 1979–1995 | 763 | 26 |
| Erdoğan Arıca | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1981–1986 | 241 | — |
| Önder Çakar | Turkey | 37 Midfielder | 1981–1987 1983–1986 | 221 | — |
| Selçuk Yula | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1981–1986 | 304 | 134 |
| İsmail Kartal | Turkey | 25 Defender | 1983–1993 | 390 | — |
| Harald Schumacher | Germany | 01 Goalkeeper | 1987–1991 | 98 | 0 |
| Oğuz Çetin | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1988–1996 | 346 | 50 |
| Aykut Kocaman | Turkey | 42 Striker | 1988–1996 | 311 | 166 |
| Uche Okechukwu | Nigeria | 25 Defender | 1993–2002 | 191 | 19 |
| Jay-Jay Okocha | Nigeria | 28 Attacking midfielder | 1996–1998 | 63 | 30 |
| Viorel Moldovan | Romania | 37 Forward | 1998–2000 | 59 | 34 |
| Haim Revivo | Israel | 37 Forward | 2000–2002 | 68 | 30 |
| Rüştü Reçber | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 1994–2003 2004–2007 | 282 | 0 |
| Elvir Bolić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37 Forward | 1995–2000 | 175 | 73 |
| Kennet Andersson | Sweden | 42 Forward | 2000–2002 | 73 | 19 |
| Serhat Akın | Turkey | 42 Striker | 2000–2005 | 122 | 41 |
| Ümit Özat | Turkey | 24 Defender | 2001–2007 | 182 | 11 |
| Volkan Demirel | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 2002–2019 | 525 | 0 |
| Tuncay Şanlı | Turkey | 40 Forward | 2002–2007 | 154 | 59 |
| Marco Aurélio | Brazil | 28 Defensive midfielder | 2003–2008 | 123 | 10 |
| Pierre van Hooijdonk | Netherlands | 42 Striker | 2003–2005 | 61 | 34 |
| Nicolas Anelka | France | 37 Forward | 2004–2006 | 53 | 16 |
| Alexsandro de Souza | Brazil | 28 Attacking midfielder | 2004–2012 | 319 | 166 |
| Deivid de Souza | Brazil | 28 Attacking midfielder | 2006–2010 | 94 | 23 |
| Diego Lugano | Uruguay | 37 Defender | 2006–2011 | 125 | 21 |
| Mateja Kežman | Serbia | 37 Striker | 2006–2008 | 67 | 28 |
| Roberto Carlos | Brazil | 37 Defender | 2007–2009 | 103 | 9 |
| Gökhan Gönül | Turkey | 28 Right wingback | 2007–2016 2020–2021 | 361 | 14 |
| Emre Belözoğlu | Turkey | 28 Midfielder | 2008–2012 2013–2015 2019–2020 | 227 | 33 |
| Cristian Baroni | Brazil | 28 Midfielder | 2009–2014 | 183 | 25 |
| Mehmet Topuz | Turkey | 28 Midfielder | 2009–2016 | 170 | 9 |
| Caner Erkin | Turkey | 28 Left wingback | 2010–2016 2020–2021 | 250 | 16 |
| Joseph Yobo | Nigeria | 37 Defender | 2010–2014 | 113 | 3 |
| Miroslav Stoch | Slovakia | 37 Winger | 2010–2017 | 122 | 20 |
| Dirk Kuyt | Netherlands | 37 Forward | 2012–2015 | 130 | 37 |
| Moussa Sow | Senegal | 37 Forward | 2012–2015 2016–2017 | 185 | 75 |
| Raul Meireles | Portugal | 28 Defensive midfielder | 2012–2016 | 105 | 8 |
| Hasan Ali Kaldırım | Turkey | 28 Left wingback | 2012–2020 | 246 | 8 |
| Mehmet Topal | Turkey | 28 Defensive midfielder | 2012–2019 | 297 | 24 |
| Bruno Alves | Portugal | 37 Defender | 2013–2016 | 101 | 4 |
| Alper Potuk | Turkey | 28 Midfielder | 2013–2020 | 214 | 17 |
| Josef de Souza | Brazil | 28 Defensive midfielder | 2015–2018 | 136 | 16 |
| Şener Özbayraklı | Turkey | 28 Right wingback | 2015–2019 | 110 | 5 |
| Ozan Tufan | Turkey | 28 Midfielder | 2015–2022 | 182 | 21 |
| Fernandão | Brazil | 37 Forward | 2015–2018 | 104 | 50 |
| Robin van Persie | Netherlands | 37 Forward | 2015–2018 | 87 | 36 |
| Martin Škrtel | Slovakia | 25 Defender | 2016–2019 | 119 | 7 |
| Roman Neustädter | Russia | 25 Defender | 2016–2019 | 108 | 7 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | Turkey | 28 Midfielder | 2018– | 155 | 15 |
| Miha Zajc | Slovenia | 28 Midfielder | 2019–2022 | 105 | 18 |
| Serdar Aziz | Turkey | 25 Defender | 2019– | 119 | 10 |
| Altay Bayındır | Turkey | 01 Goalkeeper | 2019–2023 | 145 | 0 |
| Luiz Gustavo | Brazil | 28 Midfielder | 2019–2022 | 97 | 5 |
| Enner Valencia | Ecuador | 37 Forward | 2020–2023 | 116 | 59 |
| Attila Szalai | Hungary | 25 Defender | 2021–2023 | 117 | 7 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | Nigeria | 28 Midfielder | 2020– | 106 | 3 |
| Mert Hakan Yandaş | Turkey | 28 Midfielder | 2020– | 101 | 7 |