The Transfermarkt portal has released statistics on the Turkish footballers who have scored the most goals and played the most matches in the history of the UEFA Champions League.
elchi reports that Hakan Şükür and Burak Yılmaz are the Turkish footballers who have distinguished themselves the most in the tournament’s history with 13 goals each.
Specifically, Hakan Şükür scored 13 goals in 42 matches for “Galatasaray”, while Burak Yılmaz scored 13 goals in 40 matches. Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Metin Oktay share the next positions with 12 goals each. Çalhanoğlu achieved these goals in 65 matches, while the “Galatasaray” legend Metin Oktay scored in just 13 games.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu is the Turkish footballer with the most appearances in the Champions League among Turkish players. He leads the list with 65 matches. Former “Galatasaray” captain Bülent Korkmaz is second with 61 games, followed by Arif Erdem with 55, Ergün Penbe with 51, and Hasan Şaş with 47 matches in the top five.
“Real Madrid’s” Turkish footballer Arda Güler and “Galatasaray” member Yunus Akgün have also reached 3 goals in the Champions League. Arda Güler scored 3 goals in 23 matches in the tournament, while Yunus Akgün scored 3 goals in 13 matches.