Serhat Çakmak

Serhat Çakmak
Personal information
Date of birth	16 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	TAC '90
Youth career
2000–2003	Haaglandia
2003–2014	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014	Trabzonspor
2014–2015	Ajax Amateurs
2015–2016	Bayrampaşaspor
2016–2017	Jong Utrecht
2017	Tepecikspor
2017–2018	DHSC
2019–2020	Nootdorp
2020–2022	Westlandia
2022–	TAC '90
International career
2009	Turkey U15
2010	Turkey U16
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017

Serhat Çakmak (born 16 May 1995) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for TAC '90. He is a Turkish youth international having earned caps with the under-15 and under-16 teams.

Club career

Çakmak is a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, and was also a part of Ajax squad in the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League.^[2] In 2014, he left the club to join Trabzonspor, signing a three-year contract with the Turkish club after rejecting interest from Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray.^[3] Following the departure of Trabzonspor manager Hami Mandıralı, Çakmak was cut from the squad under newly appointed manager Vahid Halilhodžić. He returned to Amsterdam, joining Ajax Zaterdag competing in the Topklasse.^[4] He made his debut for the amateur side on 20 October 2014 in the third round KNVB Cup home match against Koninklijke HFC which ended in a 2–0 loss.^[5] He made his Topklasse debut against the Kozakken Boys on 25 October 2014 in another 2–0 loss.^[6]

On 2 February 2015 it was announced that Çakmak had signed a contract with TFF Second League side Bayrampaşaspor.^[7] He made his first appearance on 15 February 2015 in a 2–1 victory against Menemen Belediyespor.^[8]

Çakmak went back to his native Netherlands to play for Utrecht in the Eredivisie on Saturday 13 February 2016.

In October 2019, Çakmak joined Dutch club SV Nootdorp.^[9] Six months later, in April 2020, it was announced that he would join Westlandia for the 2020–21 season.^[10]

After two years at Westlandia, Çakmak moved to TAC '90 in the Sunday Eerste Klasse.^[11]

As of 4 March 2015^[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		Europe¹		Other²		Total
2014–15	Trabzonspor	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe¹		Other²		Total
2014–15	Ajax Zaterdag	Topklasse	3	0	1	0	–		–		4	0
Turkey			League		Turkish Cup		Europe¹		Other²		Total
2014–15	Bayrampaşaspor	TFF Second League	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
Career total			7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

² Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

^ ^a ^b Serhat Çakmak at Soccerway
^ "Serhat Çakmak profile - UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Complete Turkse top wil Çakmak hebben". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Teleurgestelde Çakmak keert terug bij Ajax". Ajax Showtime. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Zaterdag 2 met opgeheven uit het bekertoernooi". Ajax.nl. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Topklasse Zaterdag: Kozakken Boys wint en blijft koploper". Voetbal International. November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
^ "Bayrampaşaspor emin adımlarla". paşavizyon. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ "Bayrampaşaspor vs. Menemen Belediyespor: 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
^ sv Nootdorp hoopt Serhat Çakmak in selectie te kunnen opnemen, haaglandenvoetbal.nl, 2 October 2019
^ "Transfernieuws: Serhat (24) tekent bij Westlandia". R.K.V.V. Westlandia (Press release) (in Dutch). 9 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "TAC'90 kent drukke transferperiode". Het Haags Amateurvoetbal (in Dutch). 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.