Orkun Uşak

Orkun Uşak — Biography

Orkun Uşak is a goalkeeper who came through the Galatasaray academy and won the Süper Lig title with the club in 2007-08. Standing 1.83 m, he served Süper Lig and 1. Lig clubs for years before retiring.

After playing in the PAF League with Galatasaray's A2 side he signed a professional contract at 19 and was loaned to Beykozspor, Bakırköyspor and Anadolu Üsküdar. He made 19 appearances in the 1. Lig for Elazığspor, then 56 for Ankaragücü. In 2006-07, when Kayseri Erciyesspor were relegated, he drew notice by saving a penalty against Galatasaray, and in June 2007 he returned home on a three-year contract. In his first season he shared goalkeeping duties with Aykut Erçetin, playing 21 league and 5 UEFA matches, and won the title. When Morgan De Sanctis arrived in 2008 he fell to third choice, but he was in the squad that won the 2008 Super Cup. He then played for Manisaspor, Konyaspor, Kardemir Karabükspor, Antalyaspor and Mersin İdman Yurdu, and in 2014 won the 1. Lig with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor and went up to the Süper Lig.

He made his first appearance for the Turkey national team in a 3-3 draw with Belgium in 2006. He finished fourth with the Turkey Olympic team at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. In 2021 he compared Lincoln with Alex and called Lincoln the more impressive.