Gökhan Süzen

Gökhan Süzen — Biography

Gökhan Süzen is a defender who came through Galatasaray's youth system, played for Beşiktaş and later captained Denizlispor for many years. He has moved between the Süper Lig and the lower divisions, and he was still an active player when he signed with Altınordu at the start of 2026, aged 38.

He started in the youth ranks of Düzcespor and, at 15, caught the eye of Galatasaray's scouts and moved to their academy. He spent one season with the super youth side and two with the reserve team, then joined Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor for 2006-07, coached by his former Galatasaray coach Abdullah Avcı. With little playing time in his first season there, he went on loan to Alibeyköyspor in 2007-08, played regularly and developed, and on returning to Istanbul BB he became a regular.

In January 2013 he moved to Beşiktaş, the biggest step of his career, and in 2014 he was loaned to Gaziantepspor. After Sivasspor and Tokatspor he played for Giresunspor, then became captain at Denizlispor, returned to the club in 2021, renewed in August 2023, was dropped from the squad that November and came back again in January 2025. Guus Hiddink invited him to the senior national squad for a friendly against the Netherlands, but he was never capped by the senior side; he did play for the A2 national team.