Alper Potuk (born 8 April 1991) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for TFF 1. Lig club Bodrumspor.
Potuk was born in Bolvadin, Afyonkarahisar Province, on 8 April 1991. He began playing football with friends in the street, receiving a strong backing from his family, especially his father and brother; his brother would give him a ride to watch Afyonkarahisarspor training sessions. Potuk's family relocated to Eskià Âehir because of his father's job.
ÃÂiftelerspor signed the youngster in 2002, and he competed in their youth teams for three years. In a match against Eskià Âehirspor, Potuk scored his team's lone goal in a 1âÂÂ4 loss, impressing the Eskià Âehirspor coaches. Potuk started his career in the city of Eskià Âehir, joining ÃÂiftelerspor in 2002, before moving on to Eskià Âehirspor in 2005. He made his professional debut on 29 May 2009 against Gaziantepspor. In the second qualifying round of the 2012âÂÂ13 UEFA Europa League, he scored the first goal in a 2âÂÂ0 win against Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone.
On 22 May 2013, Alper completed a move to Fenerbahçe in five-year contract. The transfer involved Henri Bienvenu moving in the opposite direction, to Eskià Âehirspor, while Fenerbahçe also paid â¬6.25 million. According to the reports, a journalist interviewed with Alper in National Team Camp and He talked about his transfer rumor. He promised to Fenerbahçe for transfer. "Before the negotiate contract Fenerbahçe's Boss Aziz Yñldñrñm called me and they wanted to see me at Fenerbahçe. Also they will transfer great names and Fenerbahçe's squad will be more greater" said Alper. In addition to his conversation he said he is a fan of Fenerbahçe and if Fenerbahçe's managers will deal with Eskià Âehirspor, he will sign to Fenerbahçe. Then transfer completed after that. He said "I promised only Fenerbahçe. So I dealt with Fenerbahçe 15 days ago." On 31 August 2013, he scored his debut goal for the club in a Süper Lig match against Sivasspor.
Potuk represented his country's U19, U20, and U21 teams. He played his first match for Turkey in a friendly game against Slovakia at Bursa Atatürk Stadium on 29 February 2012. He subsequently represented Turkey in 2014 World Cup qualifying, playing his first qualifier against Andorra on 22 March 2013.
Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:
Fenerbahçe