C. Çelik

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Sivasspor · 10th	33	3	2	6.95	23	18
2025/26	Kocaelispor · 10th	2	0	0	6.5	18	0
2024/25	Kocaelispor	16	3	2	7.09	—	—
2023/24	Kocaelispor	14	0	0	6.67	—	—
2022/23	Kocaelispor	1	0	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Akhisarspor	33	8	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

C. Çelik is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Kocaelispor, rated 17.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 250th of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (0.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Çelik.

Judged on this season alone, Çelik graded 0 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 0 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Çelik, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 46th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 30 Çelik is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential46th of 69 attacking midfielders · 1. Lig · 2 apps Current season34th of 69 attacking midfielders · 1. Lig · 2 apps34th-best attacking midfielder in the 1. Lig250th in the 1. Lig · potential46th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the 1. Lig

17.9

Ratingi

46th of 69 attacking midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

0.6%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Kocaelispor finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 2 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 0.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.9, Çelik carries the 46th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 1. Lig of 69 — though on just 2 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %0.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %100

Cards / 900

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 30, Çelik sits on 2.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Çelik's projected Rating — 17.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Sivasspor2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Kocaelispor2022/23 – 2025/26Free

AAkhisar Belediye2020/21 – 2022/23Free

İstanbulspor2020/21 – 2020/21

FC OSS2019/20 – 2020/21Free

GGazişehir Gaziantep(back from loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

Čelik(on loan)2017/18 – 2018/19

GGazişehir Gaziantep2017/18 – 2017/18Free

FC OSS2016/17 – 2017/18Free

NEC Nijmegenuntil 2016/17

About C. Çelik

Yusuf Cihat Çelik is a 30-year-old central midfielder who plays for Kocaelispor, born on January 2, 1996 in Den Haag, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Kocaelispor currently sit 10th of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, C. Çelik has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 19 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games. His season has spanned the 1. Lig and the Süper Lig.

Recent matches

August 23, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Fenerbahçe (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 11, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Trabzonspor (11 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Çelik at 17.9 with a Season form score of 0, ranking 250th of 405 central midfielders in the 1. Lig. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the 1. Lig and the Eerste Divisie. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, C. Çelik has totalled 203 club appearances with 20 goals and 4 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 33 appearances for Akhisarspor.

C. Çelik's career has also included time at Sivasspor, AAkhisar Belediye, İstanbulspor, FC OSS, GGazişehir Gaziantep, Čelik and NEC Nijmegen.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Kocaelispor finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

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