Ferhat Görgülü

Ferhat Görgülü — Biography

Ferhat Görgülü is a Dutch-Turkish footballer who plays as a defender; he was raised in the Netherlands but has spent most of his career in Turkey. He spent four years at Gençlerbirliği in the Süper Lig, then moved on to Karabükspor and Giresunspor and returned to the Netherlands to play for Emmen in the Eredivisie. His career has most recently taken him to Turkey's TFF Second League.

He was born in Veendam, in the province of Groningen, to parents of Turkish origin. He started playing in his hometown club's youth setup, joined the SC Heerenveen academy in 2006 and was promoted to the Veendam first team in the summer of 2010, making three league appearances in the Eerste Divisie that first season. After spending the first half of 2011-12 at Veendam, he played the second half at FC Groningen. At FC Oss, whom he joined in the summer of 2012, he quickly became a regular starter and finished the season with two goals.

His form at Oss attracted Gençlerbirliği, with whom he signed in June 2013. After four years he went to Kardemir Karabükspor in the summer of 2017 on a two-year contract, and a year later transferred to Giresunspor. The following season he returned to the Netherlands, signing with Emmen. In September 2021 he came back to the Second League with Kırklarelispor and later played for Arnavutköy Belediyespor and İnegölspor in the same division. He holds both Dutch and Turkish citizenship and stands 1.84 m tall.