Mustafa Pektemek

Mustafa Pektemek — Biography

Mustafa Pektemek is a centre-forward from Akyazı in Sakarya who played for Gençlerbirliği and Beşiktaş and was capped by the Turkish national team. His biggest achievement is the 2015-16 Süper Lig title with Beşiktaş. He now plays for Güzide Gebzespor, which he joined in August 2025.

After Topağaçspor and Akyazıspor he moved into the Sakaryaspor youth system; goals for the youth side in 2006-07 earned him a place in first-team training, he signed a professional contract in November 2006 and made his Süper Lig debut against MKE Ankaragücü. After a loan at Sarıyer he became a regular at Sakaryaspor, by then relegated to the 1. Lig. His breakthrough came at Gençlerbirliği, which he joined in 2008: he scored 8 and 11 goals in his first two seasons and scored the winner in his first match back after a long injury. In 2011 Beşiktaş signed him for €4 million plus Ali Kuçik.

At Beşiktaş he scored 9 goals in 44 matches in his first season; in 2015-16 he competed for a place with Mario Gomez and Cenk Tosun under Şenol Güneş, playing 12 matches as the club won the league. He was loaned to Başakşehir in 2016-17, then played for Kasımpaşa, Alanyaspor, Kayserispor, Eyüpspor, Sakaryaspor and Pendikspor. He first played for Turkey's senior side on 29 February 2012 against Slovakia, scored against Ukraine and earned 11 caps.