Berkay Vardar

Berkay Vardar

Personal information
Full name	Berkay Vardar
Date of birth	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2016–2021	Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	Beşiktaş	5	(0)
2023–2024	→ Sheriff Tiraspol (loan)	6	(0)
2024	Fatih Karagümrük	1	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Azerbaijan U17	3	(1)
2021	Azerbaijan U19	3	(1)
2022–	Turkey U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Berkay Vardar (14 January 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who most recently played for Fatih Karagümrük.

Career

Vardar made his senior debut in match week 2 of Group C at 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, against Ajax as a substitute player, replacing Umut Meraş on 73rd minute, ended 2–0 for Ajax, on 28 September 2021.[2] On 22 April 2022, Vardar signed his first professional contract with Beşiktaş until 2025.[3]

On 11 August 2023 Vardar was loaned to Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol until the end of the season[4]

International career

Vardar was born in Istanbul, Turkey to an Albanian father from Kumanovo and Azerbaijani mother.[5] He was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either Azerbaijan, North Macedonia or Turkey. From 2019, until 2021, Vardar has been part of Azerbaijan at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played six matches and scored two goals.[5] On 16 September 2022, he received a call-up from Turkey U21 for the friendly match against Georgia U21,[6] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Ömer Faruk Beyaz.[7]

Statistics

Club

As of 24 August 2022[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental[b]		Other[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Beşiktaş	2021–22[9]	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2022–23[10]		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0

1. Includes Turkish Cup
2. Includes UEFA Champions League
3. Includes Turkish Super Cup

References

1. "Berkay Vardar". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
2. "Ajax-Beşiktaş UEFA Champions League UEFA.com" (in Turkish). UEFA. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
3. "Beşiktaş, Altyapısından Çıkan 5 Oyuncuyla Sözleşme İmzaladı". 90min.com. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
4. "Berkay Vardar, FC Sheriff Kulübü'ne Geçici Transfer Oldu". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
5. Endrit R. Haxhiu [@EndritRH] (22 September 2022). "Four days ago, #TürkiyeU21 called up @berkayvaardar, the footballer of #Albanian origin from #Kumanova on his father's side and #Azerbaijani origin on his mother's side. He previously represented #Azerbaijan at the #U17 and #U19 level" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
6. "Ümit Milli Takımı'nın Gürcistan maçı aday kadrosu açıklandı" [Hope National Team's Georgia match candidate roster announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 16 September 2022.
7. "Ümit Milli Takımımız, Gürcistan'ı 1–0 yendi" [Our Hope National Team beat Georgia 1–0] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 28 September 2022.
8. "Berkay Vardar (Beşiktaş) @ Maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
9. "Games played by Berkay Vardar in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
10. "Games played by Berkay Vardar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

External links

• Berkay Vardar at the Turkish Football Federation