Turkish National Team Squad Announced: The Surprise of the 17-Year-Old Striker
The Turkish National Team has announced its squad and schedule for the upcoming UEFA Nations League B League Group 4 matches. The team will face Wales away on September 6 and host Iceland in İzmir on September 9 at the Gürsel Aksel Stadium. Head coach Vincenzo Montella has named the squad for these two crucial matches.
In the 28-man Turkish National Team squad, several notable players are missing due to injuries, including Ahmetcan Kaplan, Doğan Alemdar, Enes Ünal, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Ozan Kabak, and Rıdvan Yılmaz. However, there are first-time call-ups for Emirhan Topçu, Eren Dinkci, and Mustafa Hekimoğlu.
The players invited to the Turkish National Team will begin gathering at the TFF’s Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva on Monday, September 2, starting at 12:00 PM. The team, known as the “Crescent-Stars,” will conduct their first training session on the same day at 6:15 PM and will continue preparing for the match against Wales at these facilities.
Turkey National Team Squad for Wales and Iceland Matches:
• Goalkeepers: Altay Bayındır (Manchester United), Mert Günok (Beşiktaş), Muhammed Şengezer (RAMS Başakşehir), Uğurcan Çakır (Trabzonspor)
• Defenders: Abdülkerim Bardakcı (Galatasaray), Çağlar Söyüncü (Fenerbahçe), Emirhan Topçu (Beşiktaş), Eren Elmalı (Trabzonspor), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Merih Demiral (Al-Ahli Saudi FC), Mert Müldür (Fenerbahçe), Samet Akaydin (Fenerbahçe), Zeki Çelik (Roma)
• Midfielders: Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Inter), İsmail Yüksek (Fenerbahçe), Okay Yokuşlu (Trabzonspor), Orkun Kökçü (Benfica), Salih Özcan (Wolfsburg)
• Forwards: Arda Güler (Real Madrid), Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray), Can Uzun (Eintracht Frankfurt), Eren Dinkci (Freiburg), İrfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahçe), Kenan Yıldız (Juventus), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (Galatasaray), Mustafa Hekimoğlu (Beşiktaş), Semih Kılıçsoy (Beşiktaş), Umut Nayir (Konyaspor)
