Recep Niyaz

Recep Niyaz — Biography

Recep Niyaz was born on 2 August 1995 in Denizli to a family originally from Ağrı; standing 1.65 m tall, he can play as an attacking midfielder or winger. He started out in the Denizlispor youth academy, and in 2007 captained the Turkish squad that finished third at the Danone Nations Cup in France. He moved to the Fenerbahçe youth system in 2010, was promoted to the first team, and made his official debut against Manisaspor on 16 January 2012; he won the Turkish Cup with the club in 2011-12 and 2012-13.

He was loaned to Bucaspor for a year in 2013 and to Samsunspor in 2014. In July 2018 he returned to Denizlispor on a three-year contract and was part of the squad that won the 1. Lig title in 2018-19 to reach the Süper Lig; he left the club in May 2021 by terminating his contract over unpaid dues.

He transferred to Gaziantep FK in July 2021 and to Eyüpspor in August 2022, leaving the latter in June 2025 to join Esenler Erokspor. Niyaz represented Turkey at under-15 through under-19 level, was part of the under-19 squad that won silver at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin and played at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship that year; in the 2025-26 season he played for Esenler Erokspor in the TFF 1. Lig and featured in the side that lost the promotion play-off final to Çorum FK in May 2026.