Trabzonspor U21
# Trabzonspor U21

Trabzonspor U21 is a youth football team from Trabzonspor. The club competes in the U21 Ligi, against other U21 clubs in Turkey. An U21 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club was founded by former Trabzonspor footballer and manager Özkan Sümer in 1972. They were the first youth team in Turkey, and became an official branch of Trabzonspor in 1975. The club has won two league titles in 1996–97 and 2003–04.

## Honours

Active branches of Trabzonspor :

| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Football (U21) |
| - | - | - |
| Basketball | Swimming | Judo |
| Shooting | | |

* U21 Ligi
   * Winners (3): 1991–92, 1996–97, 2003–04

## Current squad

As of 9 June 2010.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | GK | TUR | Mücahit Atalay |
| — | GK | TUR | Cemil Şahin |
| — | GK | TUR | Yücel Solak |
| — | DF | TUR | Mert Ege Özeren |
| — | DF | TUR | Rasimcan Değirmenci |
| — | DF | TUR | Emre Özkan |
| — | DF | TUR | Hüseyin Kayıkçı |
| — | DF | TUR | Miraç Bulut |
| — | DF | TUR | Sinan Altınel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | TUR | Şahin Çakır |
| — | MF | TUR | Furkan Sönmez |
| — | MF | TUR | Habib Şen |
| — | MF | TUR | Levent Küçüker |
| — | MF | TUR | Muhammet Mevdudi Meriç |
| — | MF | TUR | Semih Kaya |
| — | FW | TUR | Mustafa Akgün |
| — | FW | TUR | Sefa Sandıkçı |

### Former players

Trabzonspor has a notable youth academy, producing several Turkey national football team players including Hami Mandıralı, Gökdeniz Karadeniz, Fatih Tekke, Hüseyin Çimşir, Mehmet Yılmaz, Tolga Zengin, and Metin Aktaş. Gökdeniz Karadeniz is the most-capped Turkish international to come through the Trabzonspor academy.

