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PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityTürkiye
Age20
Date of birth18 Jan 2006
Shirt number#7
ClubAdana Demirspor
Central midfielder
15
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
1105
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Adana Demirspor.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
1. Lig152111056.52

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

Sefa Gülay is a 20-year-old central midfielder at Adana Demirspor, rated 34.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 100th of 405 on scout potential in the 1. Lig and 775th of 994 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gülay.

Judged on this season alone, Gülay graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 47 of the 47 central midfielders in the 1. Lig, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 3.339 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 17).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, top 20% of the 47 central midfielders in the 1. Lig. At 20 Gülay is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.5 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 20% central midfielders · 1. LigCurrent season25th of 47 central midfielders · 1. Lig25th-best central midfielder in the 1. Lig100th in the 1. Lig · potential9th-highest potential central midfielder in the 1. Lig775th-highest potential U-21 tracked
34.8
Ratingi
9th of 47 central midfielders
16.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.34
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Adana Demirspor finished 20th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3.34
Def. / 90
29
Tackles
12
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 15 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (20th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32.3% 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 34.8, Gülay carries the 9th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 1. Lig (top 20%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Adana Demirspor finished 20th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.