based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sivasspor.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1. Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.2 |
Scout report
U. Çiftçi is a 34-year-old full-back at Sivasspor, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 4 assists in 27 appearances, a Season grade of 32, top 4% of 1. Lig full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.9, ranking 110th of 130 in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (66.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.38 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Çiftçi.
Judged on this season alone, Çiftçi graded 32 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 28 full-backs in the 1. Lig, on 7 clean sheets and 4.38 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 25th of 28 of the 28 full-backs in the 1. Lig. At 34 Çiftçi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Sivasspor finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side
4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 12.9, Çiftçi carries the 25th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 1. Lig of 28. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.38 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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