Fenerbahçe President Ali Koç completes his 100th transfer

Fenerbahçe Club has reached a "century" in transfers during the tenure of president Ali Koç and his administrations by adding Sofyan Amrabat to the squad.

Ali Koç, who was elected president before the 2018-19 season and most recently signed Moroccan midfielder Amrabat, has thus brought 100 footballers into the Fenerbahçe squad across 13 transfer windows, 7 of which were summer and 6 winter.

Under the presidency of Ali Koç, Fenerbahçe made the most transfers in the 2020-21 season with 22 players, while the fewest transfers were made in the current, ongoing transfer season.

Ali Koç, who transferred 16 players in his first season at the club, saw 14 players join in 2019-20, 22 in 2020-21, 9 in 2021-22, and 16 each in the 2022-23 and last season, all wearing the Yellow-Navy jersey.

In the ongoing transfer process this season, Ali Koç signed the 7th addition to the squad with Amrabat, bringing the 100th player to Fenerbahçe during his tenure.

ALI KOÇ'S PREFERENCE WAS FOREIGN PLAYERS

Fenerbahçe has focused on foreign players in its transfers over 7 seasons.

The Yellow-Navy Blues added 60 foreign and 40 domestic names to the squad during the Ali Koç era.

THE BIGGEST CHANGE WAS MADE IN 2020-2021

Fenerbahçe experienced its season with the most transfers under Ali Koç's management in 2020-2021.

The Yellow-Navy Blues entered that season with 22 transfers.

In the 2020-2021 season, Fenerbahçe Club included Marcel Tisserand, Dimitrios Pelkas, Mauricio Lemos, Attila Szalai, Kemal Ademi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Diego Perotti, Mame Thiam, Filip Novak, Enner Valencia, Papiss Cisse, Jose Sosa, Ally Samatta, İrfan Can Kahveci, Mesut Özil, Nazim Sangare, Ismail Yüksek, Sinan Gümüş, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Caner Erkin, Gökhan Gönül, and Barış Sungur in the team.

THE AVERAGE AGE WAS 26

The average age of Fenerbahçe's 100 transfers over 7 seasons was "26".

The Yellow-Navy Blues experienced their highest average age in transfers during the Ali Koç era last season, and their lowest in 2021-22.

Fenerbahçe, which made 16 additions to its squad in the past season, achieved an average age of 27.9 in transfers.

The Yellow-Navy Blues strengthened their squad with 9 players in the 2021-22 season, maintaining an average age of 24.1 in transfers.

PLAYERS WITH TRANSFER FEES WERE PREFERRED

Fenerbahçe carried out the majority of its transfers during this period by paying transfer fees.

In the 100 transfers during the Ali Koç era, the Yellow-Navy Blues loaned 8 players, while paying a purchase fee for 57 of the 92 players.

Note: (Mandatory purchases are recorded as transfers with a fee.)

THE MOST EXPENSIVE IS EN-NESYRI

The player Fenerbahçe added to its squad with the highest transfer fee during the Ali Koç era was Youssef En-Nesyri.

The Yellow-Navy Blues paid a transfer fee of 19 million 500 thousand euros to Sevilla for the Moroccan player's transfer.

During the Ali Koç era, 35 players were included in the squad without paying a transfer fee after their contracts with their clubs expired.

MOST PLAYERS FROM BRAZIL

Fenerbahçe added 60 foreign players from 38 different countries to its squad during the Ali Koç era.

The Yellow-Navy Blues preferred Brazil the most for foreign players with 8 names, followed by Senegal and Germany with 3 players each.

Fenerbahçe, which transferred 2 players each from Nigeria, Algeria, Switzerland, Ghana, France, Uruguay, Argentina, Portugal, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Morocco, also signed 1 player each from Iran, Slovenia, Mexico, Kosovo, Denmark, Guinea, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Greece, Hungary, Czechia, Ecuador, Tanzania, South Korea, Sierra Leone, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Belgium, Norway, England, Croatia, Poland, Serbia, and Egypt during the same period.

ONLY ONE PLAYER REMAINS FROM THE FIRST YEAR

Only 1 player from the transfers made in the first year after Ali Koç became president is still with the Yellow-Navy Blues.

Miha Zajc, who was added to the squad from Empoli in the 2018-2019 season, is the longest-serving foreign player for the Yellow-Navy Blues.

Among the Turkish players, İrfan Can Kahveci, İsmail Yüksek, and Mert Hakan Yandaş, who were transferred in the 2020-2021 season, stand out as the longest-serving players.

ALL TRANSFERS

The transfers Fenerbahçe made during the Ali Koç era are as follows:

News Source: AA