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Secures clean sheet versus Stuttgart Cakir had five saves and secured a clean sheet in Tuesday's 2-0 victory versus Stuttgart.

Impact Cakir was heavily tested in the second half, with his side protecting a two-goal lead, and he answered every shot to preserve the clean sheet in a superb performance. The five saves pushed his total to 17 across four UCL 2026/27 matches, and this was the first time he finished one of those games without conceding. His next European test comes against Aston Villa on Nov. 24, a fixture that is likely to keep him busy again.

NOVEMBER 3 • ROTOWIRE

Makes four saves in comeback win Cakir had four saves and allowed two goals in Wednesday's 4-2 win against Lille.

Impact Cakir made four saves while conceding twice during Wednesday's 4-2 Champions League victory at Lille, helping Galatasaray recover from a 2-1 first-half deficit. He was beaten by Soriba Diaoune in the eighth minute after the forward rounded him, but responded with an important save on the striker's header before Diaoune found a second goal. Cakir kept the hosts scoreless after halftime as Galatasaray scored twice more to secure their first Champions League victory of the campaign.

OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Makes six saves despite rout Cakir made six saves and allowed four goals in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Barcelona.

Impact Cakir made six saves while allowing four goals during Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Barcelona. He repeatedly kept Galatasaray alive during Barcelona's 22-shot barrage, denying Anthony Gordon several times and also stopping Joao Cancelo and Dani Olmo before the Portuguese finally beat him shortly before halftime. Cakir faced sustained pressure as Barcelona put 11 attempts on target and produced three second-half goals, preventing the margin from becoming even wider with further stops late in the match. Cakir will look to show a better figure in next Wednesday's clash against Lille.

OCTOBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes three Cakir had two saves and allowed three goals in Wednesday's 3-1 defeat to Sporting CP.

Impact Cakir recorded 36 passes and also made two saves and a clearance. He also started all Champions League games in last seasons campaign. Next, he takes on Barcelona in Matchday 2 in mid-October.

SEPTEMBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

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JUNE 26 • FOX SPORTS

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JUNE 3 • FOX SPORTS

Blown away by volume Cakir made 11 saves and allowed four goals in Wednesday's 4-0 defeat against Liverpool.

Impact Cakir stopped 11 of the 15 shots he faced, and even had another goal disallowed for offsides. It was a brilliant performance, but really the match was never competitive as Liverpool totally dominated from start-to-finish. With this sort of excellence throughout the match Cakir had little chance, even after making some top-drawer saves.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

Incredible for win Cakir had seven saves and allowed zero goals in Tuesday's 1-0 victory versus Liverpool.

Impact Cakir stopped all seven shots he faced during Tuesday's win, earning man of the match honors with a brilliant showing. The goalkeeper was astounding throughout the match and now has a goal lead to work with in the second leg. He's likely to be under siege in that match.

MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE

Allows three goals versus Juventus Cakir recorded six saves and one clearance and conceded three goals in Wednesday's 3-2 loss versus Juventus.

Impact Cakir was beaten three times, once on a PK and twice from point-blank range, but pulled off several strong saves, setting a new season high in UEFA Champions League play. He hasn't kept a clean sheet in six tilts, giving up nine goals and making 21 and four clearances. Galatasaray will face Liverpool or Tottenham in the next round.

FEBRUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

One save in win Cakir recorded one save and allowed two goals in Tuesday's 5-2 victory against Juventus.

Impact Cakir didn't have much to do during Tuesday's clash, he faced only three shots and stopped one of them. He would have hoped to shut down the match entirely, but he just couldn't pull it off. He will be busy in the second leg as Juventus look to overturn the three-goal deficit, meaning Cakir should face plenty of shots.

FEBRUARY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes two against City Cakir had three saves and allowed two goals in Wednesday's 2-0 defeat against Manchester City.

Impact Cakir would be in for a rough match Wednesday, trying to contain City, allowing a goal early before another in the first half during the loss. He is now four games without a UCL clean sheet, with two in their eight games this campaign. He will now wait on his draw, set to face Atletico Madrid, Club Brugge and Juventus in the knockout stage.

JANUARY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Three saves Wednesday Cakir had three saves and allowed one goal in Wednesday's 1-1 draw versus Atletico Madrid.

Impact Cakir was deemed fit to play Wednesday, making three saves while allowing a single goal to Atletico Madrid. Since conceding five goals to Frankfurt in the opening UCL match, he has since only allowed three goals on 19 saves with two clean sheets in six appearances.

JANUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Fully fit to play Cakir (thigh) is fully fit to play since he featured in Monday's 4-1 victory against Trabzonspor in the Super Lig, the club posted.

Impact Cakir injured his thigh in the last Champions League game against Monaco but the keeper has fully cleared the injury and is fully fit since he featured in Monday's large victory against Trabzonspor. The goalie has been an undisputed starter for the Lions and will have that role against Atletico on Jan. 21. for the next Champions League clash.

JANUARY 7 • ROTOWIRE

Saves penalty before injury Cakir (thigh) contributed four saves and saved a penalty before being forced off injured in Tuesday's 1-0 loss against Monaco, coach Okan Buruk confirmed in a press conference, acc...

Impact Cakir will undergo an MRI on Wednesday after suffering a strain to his upper thigh in Tuesday's loss against Monaco in the Champions League. The goalkeeper stopped a penalty 18 minutes earlier with his foot after a low shot in the middle of the goal from Denis Zakaria. Cakir will have more than one month to recover from the setback before the clash against Atletico on Jan. 21. That said, if the injury proves to be serious and that he needed to miss more time, Gunay Guvenc will be expected to start between the posts.

DECEMBER 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Four saves, one goal conceded Cakir had four saves and allowed one goal in Tuesday's 1-0 loss against Union SG.

Impact Cakir has logged either three or four saves in four of his five Champions League appearances this season. Take away his first UCL game this season, and he has been great, with 12 saves, two goals conceded and two clean sheets across four appearances.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Logs three-save clean sheet Cakir recorded three saves and allowed zero goals in Wednesday's 3-0 win against Ajax.

Impact Champions League action has seen Cakir excel. In his last three appearances, he logged eight saves and conceded only one goal, meaning the goalkeeper maintained two clean sheets.

NOVEMBER 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes with one save Cakir recorded one save and allowed one goal in Wednesday's 3-1 victory over Glimt.

Impact Cakir started his third Champions League game of the season and has helped his side to two wins. In the opening game, he conceded five goals but got a clean sheet against Liverpool. In this matc,h he conceded once while making one save.

OCTOBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Clean sheet vs Liverpool Cakir made four saves on 16 shot attempts in Tuesday's 1-0 win over Liverpool

Impact Cakir bounced back in a huge way on Tuesday. Coming off surrendering five goals in his last appearance, the Galatasaray goalkeeper was able to keep the powerhouse Reds off the score sheet. He made four saves on 16 shot attempts, and will look to keep the good times rolling Vs FK Bodo.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Concedes five goals Cakir registered three saves and allowed five goals in Thursday's 5-1 loss versus Eintracht Frankfurt.

Impact Cakir conceded five times on seven shots faced, including an own goal in what turned into a brutally difficult day. The goalkeeper didn't get any sort of help from his defense, as they did little to even slow down the Frankfurt attack. Cakir has another tough clash up next as he takes on Premier League-champions Liverpool next time out.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Transfer Talk: Liverpool step up surprise interest in Turkish keeper Cakir While Alisson's job as Liverpool's goalkeeper seems safe, the Reds are eyeing Turkey's Ugurcan Cakir for squad depth. Transfer Talk has the...

JULY 2, 2020 • ESPN.COM

Sheff Utd have £11m bid rejected for Liverpool, Man Utd and Everton target Cakir SHEFFIELD UNITED have seen a £11million bid rejected for highly-rated Trabzonspor keeper Ugurcan Cakir, according to reports. Cakir, 23, has...

FEBRUARY 29, 2020 • THE-SUN.COM

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Uğurcan Çakır comes up with a massive save for Türkiye 🇹🇷

Uğurcan Çakır with a BIG SAVE for Türkiye 🧤🇹🇷