Altay Bayındır

Altay Bayındır
Bayındır in 2021
Personal information
Full name Altay Bayındır[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998[2]
Place of birth Osmangazi, Turkey
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester United
Number 1
Youth career
2007–2011 Bursaspor
2011–2012 Arabayatağıspor
2012–2013 Bursa Yolspor
2013–2016 Ankaragücü
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Ankaragücü 28 (0)
2019–2023 Fenerbahçe 116 (0)
2023– Manchester United 4 (0)
International career‡
2014 Turkey U17 1 (0)
2017 Turkey U19 1 (0)
2018 Turkey U20 2 (0)
2018–2020 Turkey U21 10 (0)
2021– Turkey 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 25 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:24, 22 June 2024 (UTC)

Altay Bayındır (born 14 April 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Manchester United and the Turkey national team.

Club career

Ankaragücü

Bayındır made his Süper Lig debut for Ankaragücü in a 1–1 draw with Çaykur Rizespor on 30 November 2018.[3]

Fenerbahçe

On 8 July 2019, Bayındır joined Fenerbahçe on a four-year contract.[4] Bayındır became the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of teammate Harun Tekin.[5] On 19 August 2019, he made his Fenerbahçe debut in a 5–0 win against Gaziantep at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[6]

On 3 October 2020, Bayındır saved a penalty from Erik Sabo in a week 4 encounter against Fatih Karagümrük which ended 2–1 to Fenerbahçe.[7] On 6 December 2020, he saved another penalty, from Radosław Murawski, in a week 11 encounter against Denizlispor which Fenerbahçe won 2–0.[8] He produced total of seven saves during this game, in which Fenerbahçe were down to 10-men following the sending-off of Serdar Aziz.[9]

On 30 October 2021, in a 2–1 away defeat to Konyaspor, Bayındır was injured in a collision with Serdar Gürler in the 69th-minute and left the field, being replaced by Berke Özer.[10] The following day, Fenerbahçe made an announcement, saying: “Although no fracture was detected in Altay Bayındır’s shoulder, acromioclavicular separation was observed. It has been decided that our player will undergo surgery and his treatment has started.”[11] It was estimated that he would be unavailable for approximately three months.[12]

On 18 March 2023, Bayındır extended his contract, which was due to expire at the end of the season, until 2027.[13] On 17 April 2023, he had a lumbar hernia surgery.[14]

Manchester United

On 1 September 2023, Bayındır joined Premier League club Manchester United on an initial four-year deal, with an option to extend his contract for a further season, making him the first Turkish player to sign for the club.[15][16] The transfer fee was reported to be £4.3 million.[16] He made his debut on 28 January 2024 in a 4–2 away win against Newport County in the FA Cup.[17]

Bayındır was named as the starting goalkeeper for the FA Cup match against Arsenal on 12 January 2025, where he made a crucial save from Martin Ødegaard's penalty on the 72nd minute. The match headed to the penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw after playing for 120 minutes. He made a crucial save against Kai Havertz's attempt as Manchester United made it to the fourth round. He was awarded as the Man of the Match after his performance.[18]

On 13 April 2025, Bayındır was named in the starting line-up for Manchester United's clash vs Newcastle United as number 1, being his first Premier League match for the club. The game ended 4–1 to Newcastle, with goals from Sandro Tonali, Alejandro Garnacho, Harvey Barnes and Bruno Guimarães.

International career

Youth

Bayındır represented the Turkey under-20 team at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[19]

Senior

Bayındır was called-up to the senior Turkey national team by Şenol Güneş on 9 November 2020, for UEFA Nations League encounters against Hungary and Russia.[20][21] He made his senior international debut on 27 May 2021, in a friendly against Azerbaijan.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ankaragücü 2015–16 TFF Second League 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
2016–17 TFF Second League 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2017–18 TFF First League 8 0 1 0 — — — 9 0
2018–19 Süper Lig 17 0 2 0 — — — 19 0
Total 28 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Fenerbahçe 2019–20 Süper Lig 32 0 3 0 — — — 35 0
2020–21 Süper Lig 33 0 2 0 — — — 35 0
2021–22 Süper Lig 24 0 0 0 — 7[c] 0 — 31 0
2022–23 Süper Lig 26 0 1 0 — 13[d] 0 — 40 0
2023–24 Süper Lig 1 0 0 0 — 3[e] 0 — 4 0
Total 116 0 6 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 145 0
Manchester United 2023–24 Premier League 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2024–25 Premier League 4 0 1 0 3 0 2[f] 0 0 0 10 0
2025–26 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 4 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 148 0 11 0 3 0 25 0 0 0 187 0
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 22 June 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2021 2 0
2022 3 0
2023 3 0
2024 2 0
Total 10 0

Honours

MKE Ankaragücü

Fenerbahçe

Manchester United

References

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  2. ^ a b "Altay Bayındır: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Çaykur Rizespor – MKE Ankaragücü TFF Maç Detayı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Altay Bayındır Renklerimize Bağlandı" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Avrupa'nın gözü Fenerbahçeli Altay Bayındır'ın üstünde" (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Fenerbahçe A.Ş. – Gazişehir Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü TFF Maç Detayı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Fenerbahçe-Karagümrük: 2–1" (in Turkish). Milliyet. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Denizli'de Altay'ın Gecesi" (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Süper Lig'de 11'inci haftaya damga vuran 7 olay" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Fenerbahce Altay left the field in tears". Livik.net. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Bilgilendirme" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Fenerbahçe'de Konyaspor maçı sonrası Altay Bayındır ve sakatlık şoku! 3 ay yok" (in Turkish). Fotomac.com.tr. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Kaptanımız Altay Bayındır 4 yıl daha Fenerbahçemizde" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 18 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Geçmiş Olsun Altay Bayındır" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Altay Bayindir signs for United". Manchester United. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Man Utd sign goalkeeper Bayindir for £4.3m". BBC Sport. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Altay ilk maçına çıktı ManU kazandı" [Altay played his first match, ManU won] (in Turkish). TRT Spor. 28 January 2014.
  18. ^ Howell, Alex (13 January 2025). "'In one week, your life can change' – Man Utd hail 'hero' Bayindir". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Turkey squad announced for the Toulon Tournament 2018!" (in Turkish). festival-foot-espoirs.com. 19 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Son dakika: Altay Bayındır A Milli Takım'a çağrıldı" (in Turkish). Fanatik. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  21. ^ "A Millî Takım'ın Hırvatistan, Rusya ve Macaristan maçları aday kadrosu açıklandı" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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