Hikmet Çiftçi

Following his move to Vanspor FK, Çiftçi's current-season form is down 91% on last season (Season 43→4), while his Rating eased 29→21. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 43).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Vanspor FK · 18th	6	0	0	6.46	29	3
2025/26	Bandırmaspor · 8th	28	1	2	7.19	29	43
2024/25	Bandırmaspor	32	1	2	7.08	—	—
2023/24	Beykoz Anadolu	28	1	2	6.83	—	—
2022/23	Göztepe	12	0	0	6.6	—	—
2022/23	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 9th	13	0	0	6.58	50	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Türkiye · international

Side	Apps	G
Turkey U21	1	0
Turkey U19	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

H. Çiftçi is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Vanspor FK, rated 21 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (16.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Çiftçi.

On the season, Çiftçi graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.914 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 43 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 21. At 28 Çiftçi is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Çiftçi is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2022/23

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

3.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

16.3%

Minutes

limited game time

2.91

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

2.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 6 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 16.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 21 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %16.3%

Available fixtures11 of 11

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.914

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.324

Foul involvement / 901.295

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~3), then tapers with age. At 28, Çiftçi sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Çiftçi's projected Rating — 21 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.

Transfer history

Vanspor FKAug 2026 – nowFree

Bandırmasporuntil Aug 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Aug 2026Free

BandırmasporJul 2024 – Jun 2026Free

TTuzlasporuntil Jul 2024

1. FC Kaiserslautern(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

Göztepe(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

1. FC Kaiserslauternuntil Jan 2023

Erzgebirge AueJul 2019 – Jan 2023Free

1. FC Kölnuntil Jul 2019

About H. Çiftçi

Hikmet Çiftçi is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Vanspor FK, born on March 10, 1998 in Neuss, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Türkiye. Vanspor FK currently sit 18th of 20 in the 1. Lig.

This season

In the current season, H. Çiftçi has made 6 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 278 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

H. Çiftçi's next match is on November 7, 2026, when Vanspor FK face Sivasspor at home in the 1. Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates H. Çiftçi at 21 with a Season form score of 3.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Reg. Cup Südwest. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, H. Çiftçi has totalled 242 club appearances with 11 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 32 appearances for Bandırmaspor.

H. Çiftçi's career has also included time at Bandırmaspor, TTuzlaspor, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Göztepe, Erzgebirge Aue and 1. FC Köln.

On the international stage, H. Çiftçi has represented Turkey U21 and Turkey U19 — 3 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points