Gökdeniz Karadeniz (born 11 January 1980) is a Turkish professional football coach and a former player who played as a winger or as an attacking midfielder.

Karadeniz played his first professional match for Trabzonspor in the 1999–00 season at the senior level and made ten appearances.

His lightning step and effective understanding with teammate Fatih Tekke enabled him to lead the club in scoring that season with 13 goals.

On 13 March 2008, he signed a five-year deal with the Russian club Rubin Kazan worth €8.7 million.

On 20 October 2009, Karadeniz scored the winning goal to shock the Barcelona fans at Camp Nou, winning the match for Rubin Kazan.