| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yiğit İsmail Gökoğlan | ||
| Date of birth | June 5, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manisaspor | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2006 | Göztepe | ||
| 2006–2008 | Manisaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Manisaspor | 61 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Altınordu (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Turkey U-19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2008 | Turkey U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Turkey U-21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2011– | Turkey A2 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Yiğit Gökoğlan (born 5 June 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Manisaspor in the Süper Lig. Gökoğlan is also a youth international, having been capped at U-19, U-20, and U-21 levels for Turkey.[1]
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Gökoğlan was born in Konak, İzmir. His parents divorced at an early age and he lived with his father, seeing his mother on weekends. Originally a forward, Gökoğlan switched to the winger position after moving to Manisaspor. Up until he was ten, Gökoğlan would run the 100 meters, once finishing third in his age group. However, he turned over to football with the help of Şadan Kıranlar, whom he still holds in high regard. Kıranlar was Gökoğlan's track coach, as well as his school teacher. He helped convince Gökoğlan to switch to football. Gökoğlan also contributed the pay disparity between professional footballers and track and field athletes as another deciding factor. In 1999, Gökoğlan joined local club Aliağa. At the time, his school and the club's training grounds were near his home, allowing easy access to both. However, once his father decided to move to Turgutlu, a large town in Manisa Province, Gökoğlan was left at to live at the training facilities as a 14 year-old.[2]
Levent Eriş, along with his assistant Hakan Şapçı, discovered Gökoğlan at a youth league match. They signed him to a youth contract with Manisaspor in 2006. Ersun Yanal, then manager of Manisaspor, had Gökoğlan train with the senior squad instead of the youth team. Yanal told Gökoğlan that he had been training well with the youth teams, and he believed it would help him development if he trained with the senior team as well. As a 16-year old, Gökoğlan would train with the senior squad, while still competing in the youth leagues. In total, he made 44 appearances in the A2 league, scoring four goals. At the start of the 2007–08 season, Yilmaz Vural took over as manager. Gökoğlan was loaned out to TFF Third League outfit Altınordu during the winter break. He was unable to settle in at first, but began to feel better once the club started winning matches. At the end of the season, Altınordu missed out on direct promotion because of the goal difference rule. However, the team won promotion after defeating Bingöl Belediyespor and Keçiörengücü in the promotion play-offs.[2] Gökoğlan made 14 appearances, scoring one goal.[1]
When Gökoğlan returned to Manisaspor at the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Yilmaz Vural had since been replaced Levent Eriş, and Manisaspor were competing in the TFF First League, having been relegated after finishing 16th the previous season. Gökoğlan feared that he would be loaned out once again to another club in the TFF Third League, but Levent Eriş assured him he would figure in Manisaspor's plans. Eriş lived up to his word, with Gökoğlan scoring one goal in 23 appearances, winning promotion back to the Süper Lig. Gökoğlan enjoyed working under Eriş because of his easy-going and friendly attitude.[2] Eriş' contract ended at the end of the season, and Manisaspor opted to sign Mesut Bakkal instead. Under Bakkal, Manisaspor finished in 14th place in 2009–10, with Gökoğlan making 19 appearances and scoring one goal. At the start of the season, Gökoğlan once again began a new slate with a new coach; Hakan Kutlu replaced the outgoing Mesut Bakkal, who signed with Sivasspor. Under Kutlu, Gökoğlan has made three substitute appearances.[1]
Gökoğlan was first called up to national duty in 2008, after a third round matchup against Aydınspor.[2] He competed in six friendlies, before playing all three matches during 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. Turkey finished third and did not progress. Gökoğlan was then called up to the U-20s, playing two friendlies against Finland. He has also been capped at U-21 level, playing in the Akdeniz Cup and 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[1]
As of 10 February 2011.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Altınordu | 2007–08 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Manisaspor | 2008–09 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 61 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 6 | ||
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