Arda Okan Kurtulan

Arda Okan Kurtulan — Biography

Arda Okan Kurtulan was born on November 19, 2002, in Istanbul and plays as a right-back. He began in 2014 in the youth ranks of Akşemsettin Parsellerspor, spent a short time at Göktürk Sarayspor in 2015 before returning to his first club, and joined the Esenler Erokspor youth side in 2017. He entered Fenerbahçe's youth setup in 2019 and signed his first professional contract, for three years, on May 17, 2021. He made his debut as a substitute in a 5-0 Süper Lig win over Yeni Malatyaspor on May 21, 2022.

In July 2022 he moved to Adana Demirspor on a three-year deal, with Fenerbahçe keeping a buy-back priority. Loaned to Karacabeyspor in 2023, he scored 3 goals in 14 matches, and at Diyarbekirspor in 2023-24 he scored 8 in 29. He now plays for Süper Lig side Göztepe.

Because his father's family comes from North Macedonia, he first played for North Macedonia's youth teams, appearing eleven times at under-19 and under-21 level and scoring twice. In November 2022 he chose Albania instead and made his under-21 debut in a friendly against Montenegro.