Ferdi Kadıoğlu

Ferdi Kadıoğlu — Biography

Ferdi Kadıoğlu is a versatile footballer who grew up in the Netherlands, chose to play for Turkey, and can operate as a full-back, midfielder or winger on either side of the pitch. After six seasons at Fenerbahçe he moved to the Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion in 2024 and was named the club's player of the year for 2025-2026.

He turned professional with NEC Nijmegen in 2016 and in his second year contributed seven goals and twelve assists in the Eerste Divisie. In July 2018 he joined Fenerbahçe for a fee of 1.4 million euros, played first for the under-21 side and made his senior debut in the Turkish Cup against Giresunspor on 20 December 2018. Under Vitor Pereira he played as a wing-back, he was one of the team captains under Jorge Jesus, and in 2022-2023 he won his first trophy, the Turkish Cup. In 2023-2024 he made 51 appearances as İsmail Kartal's left-back, in a side that collected 99 points.

The August 2024 transfer, for 30 million euros plus bonuses, was announced as the highest fee ever received for a player in Turkish football. He scored his first Brighton goal in the League Cup against Wolverhampton on 18 September 2024. He had played for the Dutch youth teams before choosing Turkey in January 2022; he debuted for the senior side against the Faroe Islands on 4 June 2022 and scored his first international goal against Germany in November 2023. He represented Turkey in the EURO 2024 squad and at the 2026 World Cup.