Domestic-league season · Samsunspor.
Missed 11 of Samsunspor's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences and 5 suspensions (inactive). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Süper Lig | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1154 | 6.79 |
 UEFA Europa Conference League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 424 | 7.02 |
 Türkiye Kupası | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
 Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
 UEFA Europa League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Yüksel's current-season form is up 73% on last season (Season 15→26), while his Rating eased 39→34. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Samsunspor · 7th | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6.79 | 34 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Samsunspor · 3rd | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6.72 | 39 | 15 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. Yüksel is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Samsunspor, rated 33.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 386th of 728 in the 1. Lig. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.07 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Yüksel.
Judged on this season alone, Yüksel graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 86 of the 86 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 5.069 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 26).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 49th of 86 of the 86 defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 28 Yüksel is in his prime years, and a market index of 13 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Yüksel missed 6 games through injury and 5 suspensions (inactive) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Yüksel is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
5.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 33.8, Yüksel carries the 49th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig of 86. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.07 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 28, Yüksel sits on 13, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Yüksel's projected Rating — 33.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
