Field Insider

Veysel Sarı

Experienced headAntalyaspor · 38 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameVeysel Sarı
PositionCentre-back
NationalityTürkiye
Age38
Date of birth25 Jul 1988
Birthplaceİstanbul
Height185 cm
Shirt number#89
ClubAntalyaspor
Centre-back
2
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
76
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Antalyaspor.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

V. Sarı is a 38-year-old central defender at Antalyaspor, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 26. On long-term scout potential he's rated 10.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (62.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sarı.

On the season, Sarı graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.224 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 10. At 38 Sarı is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
Read the full career report →

Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26
10.3
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
25.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
62.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.22
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Antalyaspor finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

22
Apps
3.22
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
22
Interceptions
6
Clean sheets

3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 62.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 38, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 10.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

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

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions22
Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.