The 42 Greatest Turkish Super Lig Players of All Time

Galatasaray and Fenerbahce icons, prolific imports and beloved homegrown idols have shaped Turkish football across generations. Which will win?

1. 1
   Hakan Sukur

   Galatasaray striker and the Super Lig's all-time top scorer with 249 league goals.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Lefter Kucukandonyadis

   Fenerbahce icon of the 1950s and 60s, often cited as Turkish football's greatest ever player.
   830pts
3. 3
   Aykut Kocaman

   Striker who was Süper Lig top scorer with Sakaryaspor and Fenerbahçe and won the league with Fenerbahçe in 1989 and 1996.
   797pts
4. 4
   Arif Erdem

   Galatasaray forward who won the 2000 UEFA Cup and a long run of Süper Lig titles in the 1990s and 2000s.
   730pts
5. 5
   Volkan Demirel

   Fenerbahçe goalkeeper who made over 500 appearances for the club and won several Süper Lig titles across 15 seasons.
   730pts
6. 6
   Burak Yilmaz

   Galatasaray and Trabzonspor striker, multiple-time Super Lig top scorer of the 2010s.
   717pts
7. 7
   Okan Buruk

   Galatasaray midfielder who won multiple league titles and the 2000 UEFA Cup as a player, then three more titles as head coach.
   647pts
8. 8
   Jay-Jay Okocha

   Nigerian playmaker whose Fenerbahce years left an indelible mark before he joined PSG.
   597pts
9. 9
   Rustu Recber

   Fenerbahce goalkeeper whose 2002 World Cup run cemented his Super Lig legend status.
   542pts
10. 10
    Emre Belözoğlu

    Midfielder who won the 2000 UEFA Cup with Galatasaray and later multiple Süper Lig titles with Fenerbahçe.
    542pts
11. 11
    Tanju Colak

    Galatasaray striker who won the European Golden Boot in 1988 with 39 league goals.
    542pts
12. 12
    Bulent Korkmaz

    Galatasaray captain and one-club centre-back who lifted six Super Lig titles and the 2000 UEFA Cup.
    542pts
13. 13
    Fernando Muslera

    Uruguayan goalkeeper who won eight Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray across fourteen seasons as the club's long-serving number one.
    478pts
14. 14
    Wesley Sneijder

    Dutch playmaker who lifted three Super Lig titles with Galatasaray in the mid-2010s.
    478pts
15. 15
    Mario Gómez

    German striker who scored 26 goals to win the 2015-16 Süper Lig top-scorer award as Beşiktaş won the title.
    478pts
16. 16
    Fatih Terim

    Galatasaray defender and captain who won three straight league titles from 1971 to 1973 before his famous coaching career at the club.
    478pts
17. 17
    Gheorghe Hagi

    Romanian playmaker whose Galatasaray years brought four Super Lig titles and the 2000 UEFA Cup.
    478pts
18. 18
    Ümit Davala

    Attacking Galatasaray wing-back who won four straight Süper Lig titles and the 2000 UEFA Cup under Fatih Terim.
    478pts
19. 19
    Dries Mertens

    Belgian forward who joined Galatasaray in 2022 and whose creativity helped the club win three straight Süper Lig titles.
    478pts
20. 20
    Alex de Souza

    Brazilian playmaker who is Fenerbahce's all-time top scorer and most beloved foreigner.
    478pts
21. 21
    Cláudio Taffarel

    Brazilian World Cup-winning goalkeeper who kept goal in Galatasaray's 2000 UEFA Cup triumph and two league titles.
    478pts
22. 22
    Rıdvan Dilmen

    Gifted Fenerbahçe playmaker of the late 1980s who helped the club win the 1988-89 Süper Lig title.
    404pts
23. 23
    Can Bartu

    Fenerbahçe forward who won four league titles across two spells and became one of Turkey's first football exports to Italy.
    404pts
24. 24
    Didier Drogba

    Ivorian striker whose Galatasaray spell helped the club to the 2012-13 Super Lig title.
    404pts
25. 25
    Oğuz Çetin

    Fenerbahçe midfielder and captain of the late 1980s and 90s who won two Süper Lig titles at the club.
    404pts
26. 26
    Arda Turan

    Galatasaray homegrown playmaker who later joined Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
    404pts
27. 27
    Selçuk İnan

    Galatasaray captain and midfielder whose set pieces helped win a string of Süper Lig titles in the 2010s.
    319pts
28. 28
    Mauro Icardi

    Argentine striker whose Galatasaray goals delivered the 2023 and 2024 Super Lig titles.
    319pts
29. 29
    Victor Osimhen

    Nigerian striker who scored 26 league goals on loan at Galatasaray in 2024-25 as the club retained the title.
    319pts
30. 30
    Şenol Güneş

    Trabzonspor goalkeeper who won six league titles in the club's golden era of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
    319pts
31. 31
    Sergen Yalçın

    Gifted Beşiktaş playmaker of the 1990s, known for his vision and free kicks, who won multiple league titles at the club.
    319pts
32. 32
    Tugay Kerimoğlu

    Galatasaray academy midfielder who won several league titles in the late 1980s and 90s before his move to Rangers.
    319pts
33. 33
    Metin Oktay

    Galatasaray legend nicknamed Tac-siz Kral and a six-time Super Lig top scorer.
    217pts
34. 34
    Mario Jardel

    Brazilian striker who won the European Golden Shoe with Sporting and starred in the Super Lig with Galatasaray.
    217pts
35. 35
    Turgay Şeren

    Galatasaray goalkeeper nicknamed the 'Panther of Berlin' who won the club's first Süper Lig titles in 1962 and 1963.
    217pts
36. 36
    Tuncay Şanlı

    Fenerbahçe forward who won three league titles and scored a famous hat-trick against Manchester United in 2004.
    217pts
37. 37
    Daniel Pancu

    Romanian striker who became a Besiktas cult icon during the 2000s.
    217pts
38. 38
    Ricardo Quaresma

    Portuguese winger whose trivela crosses made him a Beşiktaş cult hero and helped win the 2016 and 2017 titles.
    217pts
39. 39
    Rıza Çalımbay

    Beşiktaş captain and midfielder of the 1980s who won several league titles in a long career at the club.
    217pts
40. 40
    Gheorghe Popescu

    Romanian defender who captained Galatasaray to the 2000 UEFA Cup, scoring the winning penalty in the final shoot-out.
    217pts
41. 41
    Feyyaz Uçar

    Beşiktaş striker who finished as Süper Lig top scorer in 1989-90 and won several league titles in the early 1990s.
    0pts
42. 42
    Roberto Carlos

    Brazilian left-back whose Fenerbahce years included the 2007 Super Lig title.
    0pts

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