Alper Potuk

Alper Potuk — Biography

Alper Potuk is a midfielder who became the playmaker of Eskişehirspor, moved to Fenerbahçe and won the Süper Lig there in 2014. He later played for Rizespor, Gostivar in North Macedonia and Ankara Keçiörengücü, and since February 2026 he has played for Bodrum FK.

Born in Bolvadin, he grew up in Bandırma and Çifteler because of his father's job, with strong backing from his father and brother. He started in the Çiftelerspor youth teams in 2002. In a 4-1 defeat by Eskişehirspor he scored his team's only goal from a free kick, caught their attention and joined the Eskişehirspor youth system in 2005. He made his Süper Lig debut on May 29, 2009, as a substitute against Gaziantepspor; he became a regular starter in 2010-11, was the squad's playmaker in 2012-13 and scored against St Johnstone in a Europa League qualifier. In all he scored 5 goals in 106 league games for the club.

On May 22, 2013, he signed a five-year deal with Fenerbahçe, who paid 6.25 million euros while Henri Bienvenu went to Eskişehirspor. He scored his first goal against Sivasspor and won the Süper Lig and the Süper Kupa in 2014. They parted ways in 2020 and he joined Rizespor in 2021. He played 11 times for the youth national teams, and made his senior debut for Turkey in a friendly against Slovakia on February 29, 2012.