| Berkay Vardar | |
| Full Name: | Berkay Vardar |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2021 |
| Youthclubs1: | Beşiktaş |
| Years1: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Beşiktaş |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | Fatih Karagümrük |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Azerbaijan U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Azerbaijan U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 27 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 27 September 2022 |
Berkay Vardar (14 January 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who most recently played for Fatih Karagümrük.
Vardar made his senior debut in match week 2 of Group C at 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, against Ajax as a substitute player, replacing Umut Meraş on 73rd minute, ended 2–0 for Ajax, on 28 September 2021.[2] On 22 April 2022, Vardar signed his first professional contract with Beşiktaş until 2025.[3]
On 11 August 2023 Vardar was loaned to Moldovan Super Liga club Sheriff Tiraspol until the end of the season[4]
Vardar was born in Istanbul, Turkey to Albanian father from Kumanovo and Azerbaijani mother.[5] He was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either Azerbaijan, North Macedonia or Turkey. From 2019, until 2021, Vardar has been part of Azerbaijan at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played six matches and scored two goals.[5] On 16 September 2022, he received a call-up from Turkey U21 for the friendly match against Georgia U21,[6] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Ömer Faruk Beyaz.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||