Deniz Gül

Deniz Gül — Biography

Deniz Gül is a 1.90 m center-forward who grew up in Sweden and chose to play senior international football for Turkey. He came out of Hammarby's academy, moved to FC Porto in 2024, won the Primeira Liga there and was named in Turkey's 2026 World Cup squad. In the last days of the 2026 summer transfer window, Porto and Galatasaray reached an agreement over his transfer.

He started at Stuvsta IF in Stockholm and played in the youth sides of Segeltorps, Brommapojkarna, AIK and Djursholm before joining Hammarby in 2021. In 2022 he won the U19 Allsvenskan, finishing as its top scorer and Forward of the Year. In 2023 he mostly played for the feeder side in the third tier, scoring 14 goals in 22 games, and on October 22 that year he made his Allsvenskan debut against Djurgården. He signed for Porto in August 2024 for a fee of about five million euros, and scored in his Europa League debut at Bodø/Glimt and again on his Primeira Liga debut against Arouca.

After around a dozen appearances for Sweden's youth teams he announced in November 2024 that he would play for Turkey. He first wore the Turkey shirt against Hungary on March 20, 2025, and scored his first international goal against Spain in World Cup qualifying on November 18, 2025. In June 2025 he came on as a substitute against Inter Miami at the Club World Cup. With Porto he won the league title in 2025-26 and the Supertaça in 2026.