Tiago Çukur

Turkish footballer (born 2002)

Tiago Çukur
Personal information
Full name Tiago Süer Barbaros Çukur[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-30) 30 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Roda JC
Number 9
Youth career
2012–2016 Feyenoord
2016–2020 AZ
2021 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Watford 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 21 (1)
2022–2024 Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Dender (loan) 25 (5)
2023–2024 → Beveren (loan) 18 (0)
2024 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 9 (2)
2024– Roda JC 2 (1)
International career‡
2019 Turkey U17 2 (0)
2021–2022 Turkey U21 6 (0)
2022 Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:03, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2022

Tiago Süer Barbaros Çukur (born 30 November 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.[3] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Turkey at international level.

Early and personal life

Born in Amsterdam, Çukur has joint Dutch and Turkish nationality.[4]

Club career

Çukur played youth football with Feyenoord and AZ, leaving the latter club in the summer of 2020, before signing for Watford in January 2021.[4][5] He moved on loan to Doncaster Rovers in July 2021.[6][7][8][9] Çukur returned to Watford on 11 January 2022, with Doncaster taking up the option to bring his loan to an end.[10]

He signed for Turkish club Fenerbahçe in July 2022.[11][12] In August 2022 he moved on loan to Belgian club Dender.[13][14][15] On 7 July 2023, he returned to Belgium, signing on loan for Beveren.[16] On 31 January 2024, the loan to Beveren was terminated early,[17] and he moved on loan to Ümraniyespor.[1]

On 15 July 2024, Çukur returned to the Netherlands, joining Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on a three-year contract.[18] He scored on his competitive debut for the club on 12 August, in the season's opening fixture, despite Roda suffering a heavy 6–1 defeat to Jong AZ.[19][20]

International career

Çukur is a Turkish youth international,[8] and made his under-21s debut in the summer of 2021.[9] He made his senior debut on 14 June 2022.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b "TİAGO SÜER BARBAROS ÇUKUR – Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Tiago Cukur: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ Tiago Çukur at Soccerway
  4. ^ a b "Tiago Cukur: Watford Under-18". Watford F.C. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Official: Hornets Sign Tiago". Watford F.C. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ Wobschall, Leon (19 July 2021). "'Rough diamond' Tiago Cukur rejects rival interest to join Doncaster Rovers". Yorkshire Post. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Tiago Cukur: Watford loan striker to Doncaster Rovers for the season". BBC Sport. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Rovers sign Tiago Cukur on season-long loan". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b Hoden, Liam (19 July 2021). "Doncaster Rovers sign Watford youngster Tiago Cukur on a season-long loan". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Tiago Cukur returns to Watford". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ^ Matthews, Anthony (14 July 2022). "King and Cukur complete Turkish moves". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Official: Cukur Joins Fenerbahçe". Watford F.C. (Press release). 14 July 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022.
  13. ^ "FCV Dender, Tiago Çukur'u kiraladı" [FCV Dender Signs Tiago Çukur on Loan]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  14. ^ Tiryaki, Erhan (30 August 2022). "Fenerbahçe, Tiago Çukur'u Belçika ekibi FCV Dender'e kiraladı" [Fenerbahçe Loans Tiago Çukur to Belgian Club FCV Dender]. Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Tiago Cukur nieuwe spits, Stefano Marzo nieuwe rechtsachter bij FCV Dender". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 29 August 2022. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  16. ^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, TIAGO ÇUKUR!". SK Beveren (in Dutch). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  17. ^ "TIAGO ÇUKUR KEERT TERUG NAAR FENERBAHÇE". SK Beveren (in Dutch). 31 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Roda JC neemt spits over van Fenerbahçe". Roda JC Kerkrade (Press release) (in Dutch). 15 July 2024. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Versterkt Jong AZ boekt recordzege in KKD tegen armlastig Roda JC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  20. ^ Kleinen, Jelle (12 August 2024). "Afgang voor Roda JC in openingsronde: 6-1 nederlaag tegen Jong AZ". L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  21. ^ Matthews, Anthony (15 June 2022). "Hornets striker makes international debut". Watford Observer. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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