Gökay Güney

Gökay Güney — Biography

Gökay Güney is a Turkish centre-back who came through Galatasaray's academy and spent his later years on loan deals and in the lower divisions. He was part of the Galatasaray squads that won the Süper Lig and the Turkish Cup in 2018-19 and the Turkish Super Cup in 2016 and 2019. In 2023 he agreed terms with the TFF Second League club Kırşehir Futbol SK.

He started out at Galatasaray in 2011 and played for the club's under-16, under-17 and under-21 sides. In 2016 he signed his first professional contract with the club, a three-year deal, and on 14 December 2016 he made his first official appearance for the senior team in a Turkish Cup group match away at 24 Erzincanspor, playing 46 minutes. His Süper Lig debut came on 19 January 2019 in a 6-0 home win over MKE Ankaragücü at Türk Telekom Stadium; he came on in the 84th minute and stayed on for six minutes. The same year he signed a new five-year contract with Galatasaray. At youth level he played for Turkey's under-19 side at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland.

In 2020-21 he was loaned to the TFF First League club Bandırmaspor, the loan was extended by a year in August 2021, and he returned to Galatasaray in January 2022. On 25 July 2023 he signed a two-year contract with Kırşehir Futbol SK.