Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu (born 8 December 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Gaziantep, on loan from Süper Lig club from Galatasaray. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Halil Dervişoğlu
Dervişoğlu playing for Brentford in 2021
Personal information
Full name Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Gaziantep
(on loan from Galatasaray)
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2018 Sparta Rotterdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Jong Sparta 36 (25)
2018–2020 Sparta Rotterdam 51 (15)
2020–2023 Brentford 5 (0)
2020Twente (loan) 9 (0)
2021Galatasaray (loan) 12 (3)
2021–2022Galatasaray (loan) 28 (4)
2022–2023Burnley (loan) 8 (1)
2023– Galatasaray 14 (0)
2024Hatayspor (loan) 11 (0)
2024–Gaziantep (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2018 Turkey U19 2 (0)
2018–2020 Turkey U21 11 (8)
2021– Turkey 16 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:27, 23 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Dervişoğlu began his career in his native Netherlands with Sparta Rotterdam and transferred to Brentford in 2020. A fringe player during 3+12 years in England, he transferred to Turkish club Galatasaray in 2023, for whom he had played twice previously on loan away from Brentford.

Club career

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Sparta Rotterdam

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Dervişoğlu joined the Sparta Rotterdam academy at the age of 10 and broke into the club's reserve team early in the 2017–18 Tweede Divisie season.[1][2] 21 goals in 26 appearances saw him sign a contract extension in May 2018 and he made his maiden first team appearances during the club's unsuccessful Eredivisie relegation playoff campaign.[1][3] Dervişoğlu was a regular in the first team squad during the 2018–19 Eerste Divisie season and he helped the club to promotion back to the Eredivisie through the end-of-season playoffs.[1][4]

In August 2019, Dervişoğlu signed a pre-contract to depart Het Kasteel on 1 January 2020.[5] He made 19 appearances and scored five goals during the first half of the 2019–20 season and departed the club having made 58 appearances and scored 16 goals while a member of the first team squad.[1]

Brentford

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2019–20

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On 9 August 2019, Dervişoğlu signed a pre-contract to join English Championship club Brentford on 1 January 2020,[5] for a reported €3 million fee.[6] He signed a 4+12-year contract and was unveiled as a Brentford player on 3 January 2020.[7] Down the pecking order for the attacking positions,[8] Dervişoğlu made 7 appearances during the remainder of the 2019–20 season,[9] which ended with defeat in the 2020 Championship play-off final.[10]

2020–21 and loans to Twente and Galatasaray

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After making just one EFL Cup substitute appearance during the first month of the 2020–21 season and well behind Marcus Forss and new signing Ivan Toney in the centre forward pecking order,[11] Dervişoğlu joined Eredivisie club FC Twente on loan until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12] After making 10 appearances without scoring,[13] he was recalled by Brentford on the first day of the mid-season transfer window.[14] Dervişoğlu scored his first goal for the club on his first appearance back, with the opener in a 2–1 FA Cup third round win over Middlesbrough on 9 January 2021.[11] It proved to be his only appearance before he departed to join Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray on loan two weeks later.[15]

After a slow start to his Galatasaray spell due to testing positive for COVID-19,[16] Dervişoğlu broke from his substitute role into the starting lineup late in the season and scored three goals in the final four matches,[17] though the club ultimately missed out on the Süper Lig title by one goal.[13] He finished his spell with 12 appearances, three goals and in his absence, Brentford won promotion to the Premier League after victory in the 2021 Championship play-off final.[13][18]

2021–2023 and loans to Galatasaray and Burnley

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Despite being named in each of head coach Thomas Frank's first four matchday squads of the 2021–22 season, Dervişoğlu made just one appearance, with a start in a 3–1 EFL Cup second round win over Forest Green Rovers.[17] On 1 September 2021, for reasons of it being "a logical progression" for Dervişoğlu "to continue to play and develop", he rejoined Galatasaray on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.[19] He made 33 appearances and scored five goals during a mid-table season.[17][20]

Dervişoğlu made just one seven-minute substitute cameo during the opening month of the 2022–23 Premier League season and well down the attacking pecking order,[17] he joined Championship club Burnley on a season-long loan on the final day of the summer transfer window.[21] Dervişoğlu played just 71 minutes across 9 substitute appearances in all competitions during his spell, with his only goal coming with an injury time winner in a 3–2 victory over Rotherham United on 2 November 2022.[17]

Following a goalscoring appearance in Brentford's opening 2023–24 pre-season friendly,[22] Dervişoğlu transferred out of the club.[23] He made just 12 appearances, scoring one goal, during his 3+12 years with Brentford.[23] He ended his career with the club as its leading international goalscorer, with six goals.[23]

Return to Galatasaray

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On 16 July 2023, Dervişoğlu transferred to Süper Lig club Galatasaray on a permanent basis.[24] He signed a four-year contract for a €500,000 fee.[24] On 9 February 2024, after scoring four goals in 20 predominantly substitute appearances,[17] he joined Süper Lig club Hatayspor on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[25] Dervişoğlu made 11 appearances without scoring for the relegation-threatened club.[17][26]

After failing to win a call into a matchday squad during the first five weeks of the 2024–25 season,[17] Dervişoğlu joined Süper Lig club Gaziantep on loan until the end of the season.[27]

International career

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Of Turkish descent, Dervişoğlu was eligible to represent the Netherlands or Turkey at international level.[7] Capped by Turkey at U19 and U21 level,[28] Dervişoğlu was named in Turkey's Euro 2020 squad and made his senior international debut in a pre-tournament friendly versus Azerbaijan on 27 May 2021.[28][29] He started the match and scored the opening goal in the 2–1 victory.[28] Dervişoğlu made two substitute appearances at Euro 2020, prior to Turkey's group stage exit.[30]

Personal life

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Dervişoğlu's cousin Mutlu is a former footballer and current coach.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18[1] Tweede Divisie 26 21 26 21
2018–19[1] Tweede Divisie 10 4 10 4
Total 36 25 36 25
Sparta Rotterdam 2017–18[1] Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 2 0
2018–19[1] Eerste Divisie 34 10 1 0 2[c] 1 37 11
2019–20[1] Eredivisie 17 5 2 0 19 5
Total 51 15 3 0 4 1 58 16
Brentford 2019–20[9] Championship 4 0 2 0 1[d] 0 7 0
2020–21[11] Championship 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1
2021–22[32] Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0
2022–23[33] Premier League 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 5 0 3 1 3 0 1 0 12 1
FC Twente (loan) 2020–21[1] Eredivisie 9 0 1 0 10 0
Galatasaray (loan) 2020–21[17] Süper Lig 12 3 0 0 12 3
Galatasaray (loan) 2021–22[17] Süper Lig 28 4 1 1 4[e] 0 33 5
Burnley (loan) 2022–23[33] Championship 8 1 1 0 9 1
Galatasaray 2023–24[17] Süper Lig 14 0 2 2 4[f] 2 0 0 20 4
Total 54 7 3 3 0 0 8 2 0 0 65 12
Hatayspor (loan) 2023–24[17] Süper Lig 11 0 11 0
Gaziantep (loan) 2024–25[17] Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 175 48 11 4 3 0 8 2 5 1 202 55
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup, FA Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in Champions League

International

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As of match played 8 September 2023[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2021 9 4
2022 6 2
2023 1 0
Total 16 6
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dervişoğlu goal.
List of international goals scored by Halil Dervişoğlu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 27 May 2021 Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey   Azerbaijan 1–1 2–1 Friendly [28]
2 4 September 2021 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar   Gibraltar 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 13 November 2021 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Gibraltar 2–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 3–0
5 4 June 2022 Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Faroe Islands 2–0 4–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
6 7 June 2022 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania   Lithuania 6–0 6–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

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Sparta Rotterdam

References

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  2. ^ "Sparta verlengt contract Dervisoglu". ITWM Sparta Rotterdam Fanzine (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Sparta verlengt contract Dervisoglu". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 12 May 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b van Steenbergen, Mark. "De Graafschap degradeert uit eredivisie na blamage tegen Sparta | Play-offs". gelderlander.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Halil Dervişoğlu signs Brentford deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Dervisoglu completes Brentford move". Football Oranje. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Halil Dervişoğlu completes Brentford move". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Dervisoglu droomt van Premier League met Brentford: 'Winnende goal maken op Wembley, dan word ik gek' | Buitenlands voetbal". AD.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Games played by Halil Dervişoğlu in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Brentford 1 Fulham 2". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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  12. ^ "Halil Dervişoğlu joins FC Twente on loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
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  18. ^ "Bees beat Swans to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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  20. ^ "Tables – Süper Lig – Turkey – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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  22. ^ "Highlights, report and reaction: Boreham Wood 1 Brentford 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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  24. ^ a b "Halil Dervişoğlu Galatasaray'da!". Galatasaray S.K. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Halil İbrahim Dervişoğlu Hatayspor'a kiralandı". Galataaray.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Tables – Süper Lig – Türkiye – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  27. ^ "Halil Dervişoğlu'nun Gaziantep FK'ya geçici transferi hakkında". www.galatasaray.org. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  28. ^ a b c d e Halil Dervişoğlu at the Turkish Football Federation
  29. ^ "A Millî Takımın nihai kadrosu açıklandı – A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF" (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  30. ^ "International Recap: Turkey eliminated". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  31. ^ "Halil Dervişoğlu'nun tek talibi kuzeni". fotospor.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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  33. ^ a b "Games played by Halil Dervişoğlu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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