Orkun Kokcu is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Turkey National team.
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Who is his girlfriend?
It seems like Orkun Kokcu is single at the moment and doesn't have a girlfriend.
Parents are his biggest supporters
Orkun was born on December 29, 2000, in Haarlem, Netherlands to Halis Kokcu and Sibel Kokcu. His parents are of Turkish descent.
His parents are his biggest supporter. They didn't miss his single match and used to take turns to go to their son's match.
Orkun said that his mother, Sibel, hadn't missed his match in eight years since he was eleven. She is present at his every match, home and away.
His mother travels to Azerbaijan to see his son play and support him from the stadium whereas his father, Halis, travels to Turkey to watch his son play.
When Orkun was awarded Eredivisie Player Of the Year 2022/2023, he took his parents to the event to receive the award.
He then posted pictures with the award and his parents on his Instagram with the caption,
Very proud to receive this award together with my parents, my support since day 1.
When he signed a contract with Feyenoord, his father could not be present at the signing so he video-called his father to share the moment with him.
Orkun calls his father his friend and big boss.
His sibling is also a football player
Orkun is blessed with a sibling, an older brother, named Ozan Kokcu. Ozan, full name Ozan Can Kokcu, is also a football player who plays as a midfielder.
His brother is currently playing for Eerste Divisie club Eindhoven and the Azerbaijan national team.
Even though Ozan was born in the Netherlands, he chose to represent Azerbaijan on international level.
He chose Turkey over the Netherlands
Orkun was eligible to play for the Netherlands by birth and also for Turkey by his parents' nationality.
He represented the Netherlands at the youth level and played for the Netherlands U18 and U19.
He then announced his intention to play for the Turkey national team in July 2019.
He switched the national team and played for the Turkey U21 in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.
He played a game against England U21 on September 6, 2019. He then started his senior career with the Turkey national team in 2020.
He made his debut with the national team in a game against Serbia in the Nations League on September 6, 2020.
Net worth
Orkun Kokcu has an estimated net worth of 2.5 million euros.
He earns a salary of 27 thousand euros per week and 1.4 million euros annually while playing for SL Benfica.
His main source of income is his football career.
Age
Orkun Kokcu is 23 years old.