Deniz Gül

Deniz Gül
Personal information
Full name	Deniz Daniel Gül
Date of birth	2 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Porto
Number	27
Youth career
	Stuvsta IF
	Segeltorps IF
0000–2016	IF Brommapojkarna
2017-2019	AIK
2019–2020	FC Djursholm
2021–2022	Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2024	Hammarby IF
2023	Hammarby TFF (res.)
2024–	Porto
2024–	Porto B
International career‡
2023	Sweden U19
2024	Sweden U21
2024–	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2024

Deniz Daniel Gül (born 2 July 2004) is a Turkish-Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Porto and Turkey national football team.

Early life

Born and raised in Stockholm, to a Turkish father and Swedish mother, Gül started to play football with local club Stuvsta IF. He later went on to represent Segeltorps IF, IF Brommapojkarna, AIK and FC Djursholm at youth level.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

In 2021, Gül joined the youth academy of Hammarby IF.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] In August 2022, Gül reportedly turned down a move to Italian club Cagliari.^[9] He won the 2022 P19 Allsvenskan with Hammarby, becoming the league's top scorer and being voted Forward of the Year.^[3]^[10]

Club career

On 17 September 2022, Gül was called up to Hammarby's senior squad in Allsvenskan for the first time, but remained on the bench the whole game in a 1–1 away draw against BK Häcken.^[11] In January 2023, he signed a three-year contract with Hammarby.^[12] Throughout the 2023 season, Gül mostly played for feeder team Hammarby TFF in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, scoring 14 goals in 22 appearances.^[13] On 22 October 2023, he made his league debut for Hammarby in Allsvenskan, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Djurgårdens IF.^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]

On 24 August 2024, Gül signed for Portuguese club FC Porto with a contract until 2029.^[18]

International career

In 2023, Gül was called up to the Swedish U19s, making appearances in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.^[19]^[20]

On 6 November 2024, Gül announced he would instead represent Turkey internationally despite having made a dozen appearances for Sweden.^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 January 2025^[22]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hammarby TFF	2023	Ettan	23	14	0	0	—		—		23	14
Hammarby IF	2023	Allsvenskan	3	0	1	0	—		0	0	4	0
	2024	Allsvenskan	18	3	3	0	—		0	0	21	3
	Total		21	3	4	0	—		0	0	25	3
FC Porto	2024	Primeira Liga	6	1	1	0	1	0	5^[a]	1	13	2
Career total			33	15	5	0	1	0	5	1	44	16

^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

^ "Spelare kallade till distriktslagssamlingar" (in Swedish). FC Djursholm. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Spelare kallade till regionalt läger" (in Swedish). FC Djursholm. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Güls målform i Hammarby bakom fint Unicoachpris" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ ""Varför? Vet inte – jag bara gör mål"– Fotboll Sthlm möter Deniz Gül" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "P17-landslaget: Deniz Gül och Marcus Rafferty kallade till läger" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "P18-landslaget: Deniz Gül till samling på Bosön" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Spelare att hålla koll på i P17 Allsvenskan: "En artist"" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Spelare att hålla koll på i P19 Allsvenskan 2022" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Spelet bakom AIK:s sparkning av Grzelak" (in Swedish). Expressen. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Deniz Gül korad till Årets Anfallare i P19-Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Truppen mot BK Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Så byggs nya Hammarby: "Har tittat på RB Salzburg och Nordsjälland"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Deniz Gül" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Chansfattigt, käbbligt och mållöst höstderby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Stora orden om Deniz Gül: "Kommer bli riktigt bra"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Deniz Gül fick debutera mot Djurgården: "Nervös? Faktiskt inte"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Bajen-debutanten inspireras av nära vännen Erabi: "Stolt"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Oficial: Deniz Gül é reforço do FC Porto". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ "Sverige förlorade svängig match" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Sent mål sänkte Sverige" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "Klart: Deniz Gül byter landslag". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
^ "Deniz Gül". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

External links

Deniz Gül at Soccerway

[23] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Spelare kallade till distriktslagssamlingar" (in Swedish). FC Djursholm. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[2] "Spelare kallade till regionalt läger" (in Swedish). FC Djursholm. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[unicoach-3] "Güls målform i Hammarby bakom fint Unicoachpris" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[4] ""Varför? Vet inte – jag bara gör mål"– Fotboll Sthlm möter Deniz Gül" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[5] "P17-landslaget: Deniz Gül och Marcus Rafferty kallade till läger" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[6] "P18-landslaget: Deniz Gül till samling på Bosön" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[7] "Spelare att hålla koll på i P17 Allsvenskan: "En artist"" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[8] "Spelare att hålla koll på i P19 Allsvenskan 2022" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[9] "Spelet bakom AIK:s sparkning av Grzelak" (in Swedish). Expressen. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[10] "Deniz Gül korad till Årets Anfallare i P19-Allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[11] "Truppen mot BK Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[12] "Så byggs nya Hammarby: "Har tittat på RB Salzburg och Nordsjälland"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[profile-13] "Deniz Gül" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[14] "Chansfattigt, käbbligt och mållöst höstderby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[15] "Stora orden om Deniz Gül: "Kommer bli riktigt bra"" (in Swedish). Expressen. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[16] "Deniz Gül fick debutera mot Djurgården: "Nervös? Faktiskt inte"" (in Swedish). Fotboll STHLM. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[17] "Bajen-debutanten inspireras av nära vännen Erabi: "Stolt"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[18] "Oficial: Deniz Gül é reforço do FC Porto". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[19] "Sverige förlorade svängig match" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[20] "Sent mål sänkte Sverige" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[21] "Klart: Deniz Gül byter landslag". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 November 2024.

[stats-22] "Deniz Gül". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

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