Ferdi Kadıoğlu

Ferdi Erenay Kadıoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [fæɾˈdi eɾeˈnaj kaˈdɯoːɫu]; born 7 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, midfielder or winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Kadıoğlu began his professional career at NEC in 2016, where he played in two seasons for the team, before moving to Fenerbahçe in 2018, spending six years in Süper Lig.

[3] He made his debut for the senior squad on 20 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in a Turkish Cup match against Giresunspor.

[5] In his third season, under new manager Erol Bulut, he started to find more time in first team and became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.

On 27 August 2024, Kadıoğlu joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion for a reported fee of £25m, with an additional £4.2m in add-ons.

[7] On 18 September 2024, Kadıoğlu scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round of the EFL Cup.

[13] Later that year on 12 November 2021, Turkey coach Stefan Kuntz revealed that he was expecting Kadıoğlu to make his decision on his international future in March 2022.

Kadıoğlu before a match in 2021