[3] Zeki Rıza was the younger brother of Hasan Kamil Sporel who both played for and served as president of Fenerbahçe S.K.

[4] Born in Istanbul in 1898, Zeki's career began in the Fenerbahçe youth system, where he spent three years.

On 13 February 1931, Zeki scored a record eight goals in a match as Fenerbahçe won 16–0 against Üsküdar Anadolu.

[7][8] A member of the first Turkey national team, Zeki played and scored in the country's first international match against Romania.

[9] Winning sixteen caps, Zeki led the team ten times while scoring 15 goals.