Yalçın Kayan

Following his move to Samsunspor, Kayan's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating climbed 37→39. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Samsunspor · 3rd	2	0	0	6.45	39	26
2025/26	Eyüpspor · 15th	30	0	5	6.62	37	26
2024/25	Eyüpspor · 6th	34	0	0	6.8	47	16
2023/24	Göztepe	10	3	1	7.35	—	—
2022/23	Göztepe	12	0	0	7.13	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Central midfielder

Y. Kayan is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Eyüpspor, rated 37.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (56.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kayan.

On the season, Kayan graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 5 assists and 2.545 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 27 Kayan is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

37.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

26.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.55

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Eyüpspor finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.55

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.6% 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 37.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.26

Goal contribution / 900.26

Defensive actions / 902.545

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.415

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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 27, Kayan sits on 10.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Kayan's projected Rating — 37.1 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions14

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

SamsunsporJan 2026 – now

EyüpsporJan 2025 – Jan 2026

Göztepeuntil Jan 2025

About Y. Kayan

Yalçın Kayan is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for Samsunspor, born on January 30, 1999 in İzmir, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Türkiye. Samsunspor currently sit 3rd of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, Y. Kayan has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 143 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 2-0 win away at Rizespor (65 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 17, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Göztepe (78 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Y. Kayan's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Samsunspor face Fenerbahçe at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Y. Kayan at 37.1 with a Season form score of 26.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, Y. Kayan has totalled 145 club appearances with 5 goals and 6 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 34 appearances for Eyüpspor.

Y. Kayan's career has also included time at Eyüpspor and Göztepe.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.