Mithat Pala

Mithat Pala — Biography

Mithat Pala is a young footballer from Adapazarı who plays in midfield and at right-back for Çaykur Rizespor in the Süper Lig. He extended his link with the club in the summer of 2026 with a new contract.

He began in the youth system of Yıldırımspor and turned professional with Pazarspor in September 2019. On 1 January 2020 he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Çaykur Rizespor and spent the rest of the 2019-20 season on loan back at Pazarspor. He made his first official appearance for Rizespor on 13 January 2021 in a 1-0 Turkish Cup defeat to Beşiktaş, and his Süper Lig debut came on 17 January 2021 in a 4-1 match against Yeni Malatyaspor.

In later years he became one of Rizespor's regular players. In the summer of 2026 he was named one of the club's captains, and in August 2026 Rizespor announced that his contract had been extended.