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Full nameYalçın Kayan
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityTürkiye
Age27
Date of birth30 Jan 1999
Birthplaceİzmir
Height180 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubEyüpspor
Defensive midfielder
30
Appearances
0
Goals
5
Assists
1733
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Eyüpspor.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Süper Lig16028846.62
Türkiye Kupası1000

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Defensive midfielder

Y. Kayan is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at Eyüpspor, rated 37.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 141st of 326 on scout potential in the Süper Lig. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (58.4% 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.

Judged on this season alone, Kayan graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig, on 0 goals, 5 assists and 2.545 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 27). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 19th of 42 of the 42 defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig. At 27 Kayan is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.4 reflects that trajectory.

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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
Current potential19th of 42 defensive midfielders · Süper LigCurrent season20th of 42 defensive midfielders · Süper Lig20th-best defensive midfielder in the Süper Lig141st in the Süper Lig · potential19th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Süper Lig
37.5
Ratingi
19th of 42 defensive midfielders
27.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
58.4%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.55
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.55
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
14
Interceptions
4
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 defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 58.4% 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 37.5, Kayan carries the 19th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Süper Lig of 42, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Eyüpspor finished 15th of 18) — 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 (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.

Transfer news

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