| Okay Yokuşlu | |
| Full Name: | Okay Yokuşlu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 9 March 1994[2] |
| Birth Place: | Konak, Izmir, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.91 m[3] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Trabzonspor |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2006 |
| Youthyears2: | 2006–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Karşıyaka |
| Youthclubs2: | Altay |
| Years1: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs1: | Altay |
| Caps1: | 33 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Kayserispor |
| Caps2: | 102 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps3: | 86 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Celta |
| Caps4: | 76 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Getafe (loan) |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs7: | West Bromwich Albion |
| Caps7: | 84 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Trabzonspor |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2009–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalteam4: | Turkey U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam5: | Turkey U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2012–2015 |
| Nationalteam6: | Turkey U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears7: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam7: | Turkey |
| Nationalcaps7: | 43 |
| Nationalgoals7: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 July 2024 |
Okay Yokuşlu (pronounced as /tr/, born 9 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Turkey national team.
On 27 June 2011, at the age of 17, he signed for Kayserispor for a record transfer fee for Altay of TRY 2.3 million (€1 million).[4] He made his Süper Lig debut in the starting line-up in which Kayserispor were beaten by Antalyaspor with 1–0 final score, on 16 September 2011.[5]
On 1 February 2021, Yokuşlu joined English club West Bromwich Albion on loan from Celta de Vigo, for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[6] Six days later, he made his debut for Albion as a substitute for Romaine Sawyers in a 2–0 away league defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.[7]
On 26 January 2022, Yokuşlu moved to fellow La Liga side Getafe CF on loan until June.[8]
On 18 July 2022, Yokuşlu returned to now EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract following his departure from Celta Vigo.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2022 in a 1–0 home win against Blackpool.[10] On 5 May 2023, Yokuşlu won West Brom's 2022–23 players' player of the Year award in his first full season with the club.[11]
On 31 July 2024, Yokuşlu returned to Süper Lig club Trabzonspor for an undisclosed fee.[12]
Okay was selected for Turkey's U-20 squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He scored "a beautifully judged chip over the stranded [goalkeeper] from " to complete the hosts' 2–1 defeat of Australia and progression to the last 16 of the competition.[13] On 6 November 2015, Yokuşlu was selected for the Turkey national football team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[14] He made his debut as a late sub against Greece in a 0–0 tie.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Altay | 2009–10 | TFF First League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2010–11 | TFF First League | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |||
| Kayserispor | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Süper Lig | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | TFF First League | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 102 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 116 | 9 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 27 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 29 | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| Total | 86 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 10 | |||
| Celta | 2018–19 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | |||
| West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 2020–21 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Getafe (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 38 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 80 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 404 | 24 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 424 | 30 | |||
.[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yokuşlu goal.[18]