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Arif Kocaman

Squad depthKayserispor · 22 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameArif Kocaman
PositionCentre-back
NationalityTürkiye
Age22
Date of birth14 Sept 2003
BirthplaceKütahya
Height184 cm
Shirt number#54
ClubKayserispor
Centre-back
12
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
877
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sakaryaspor.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

A. Kocaman is a 22-year-old central defender at Sakaryaspor, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 30th of 114 on scout potential in the 1. Lig and 1285th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kocaman.

Judged on this season alone, Kocaman graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 30 of the 30 centre-backs in the 1. Lig, on 1 clean sheet and 2.566 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32, top 27% of the 30 centre-backs in the 1. Lig. At 22 Kocaman is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistent
32.3
Ratingi
8th of 30 centre-backs
4.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.3%
Minutes
limited game time
2.57
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

12
Apps
2.57
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 32.3, Kocaman carries the 8th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Lig of 30 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles7
Interceptions11
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.