Samsunspor is the football representative of Samsun and the wider Black Sea region, carrying a red-and-white identity rooted in the city’s modern sporting history. Founded in 1965, the club plays its home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, a landmark venue in Tekkeköy. This team page brings together the club’s recorded 2026 squad snapshot, coaching chronology, movement activity and competition footprint, while placing the side within the cultural setting that shapes its public identity.
Samsunspor Upcoming matches by league
Süper Lig
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- Regular Season - 6
Erzurumspor FK
Samsunspor
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- Regular Season - 7
SamsunsporNo H2HTrabzonspor
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- Regular Season - 8
KasımpaşaNo H2HSamsunspor
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- Regular Season - 9
SamsunsporNo H2HAmed
Samsunspor Last matches by league
Süper Lig
Friendlies Clubs
Türkiye Kupası
UEFA Europa Conference League
Super Cup
UEFA Europa League
Samsunspor Team Roster
The recorded 28-player squad, is built around eight attackers, nine defenders, eight midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Marius, E. Kılınç, E. Tavşan and Saikuba Jarju, while the defensive options feature J. Mendes, T. Borevković and L. Tómasson. A. Makoumbou and Afonso Sousa add experience and variety in midfield, with E. Watt, C. Yüksel and Y. Kayan also listed in that department. O. Kocuk, B. Bayazıt and Efe Üstün form the goalkeeper group. The snapshot includes a blend of established names and recent arrivals.
position Goalkeeper
Okan Kocuk
Efe Yiğit Üstün
Bilal Bayazıt
Efe Berat Töruz
position Defender
Josafat Wooding Mendes
Igor Drapiński
Logi Tómasson
Yunus Emre Çift
Enes Albak
Toni Borevković
Haluk Mustafa Tan
Gabriele Guarino
Bedirhan Çetin
position Midfielder
Cheick Diabate
Elliot William Watt
Celil Yüksel
Samed Onur
Emre Kılınç
Yalçın Kayan
Oskar Øhlenschlæger
Eyüp Değirmenci
Afonso Gamelas de Pinho Sousa
position Attacker
Elayis Tavşan
Mohamed Lamine Bayo
Marius Mouandilmadji
Fatih Kaya
Saikuba Jarju
Yirigue Foungognan Sekongo
Kouadou Jaures Assoumou
Tahsin Bülbül
Tanguy Coulibaly
Ebrima Ceesay
Last Samsunspor Coachs
Thomas Reis is the most recent recorded appointment, beginning his Samsunspor tenure on July 1, 2024. The coaching chronology lists Markus Gisdol from October 2023 to June 2024, following Hüseyin Eroğlu’s spell from September 2022 to September 2023. Bayram Kadir Bektaş was recorded between June and September 2022, while Yücel Uyar’s entry covers April to May 2022. The records do not confirm which coach held the role, so Reis is described by chronology rather than as the current manager.
Thomas Reis
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Reis | Germany | 1 July 2024 | |
| Markus Gisdol | Germany | 1 October 2023 | 1 June 2024 |
| Hüseyin Eroğlu | Germany | 1 September 2022 | 1 September 2023 |
| Bayram Kadir Bektaş | Türkiye | 1 June 2022 | 1 September 2022 |
| Yücel Uyar | Türkiye | 1 April 2022 | 1 May 2022 |
| Fuat Çapa | Türkiye | 1 October 2021 | |
| Mehmet Altıparmak | Türkiye | 1 June 2021 | 1 October 2021 |
| Ertuğrul Sağlam | Türkiye | 1 November 2019 | 1 June 2021 |
| İrfan Buz | Türkiye | 1 June 2019 | 1 October 2019 |
| İsmet Taşdemir | Türkiye | 1 January 2019 | 1 June 2019 |
| Taner Taşkın | Türkiye | 1 June 2018 | 1 January 2019 |
| Engin İpekoğlu | Türkiye | 1 October 2017 | 1 February 2018 |
| Alpay Fehmi Özalan | Turkey | 12 June 2017 | |
| Osman Özköylü | Türkiye | 1 October 2016 | 1 June 2017 |
| Engin Korukır | Türkiye | 1 February 2016 | 1 September 2016 |
| Ümit Özat | Türkiye | 1 July 2015 | 1 January 2016 |
| Hüseyin Kalpar | Türkiye | 1 August 2013 | 1 May 2014 |
| Besim Durmuş | Türkiye | 1 November 2012 | 1 August 2013 |
| 1 August 2012 | 1 June 2015 | ||
| Mesut Bakkal | Türkiye | 1 January 2012 | 1 April 2012 |
| Vladimir Petković | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 July 2011 | 1 January 2012 |
| Hüseyin Kalpar | Türkiye | 1 October 2009 | 1 May 2011 |
| Ercümend Hülakü Coşkundere | Türkiye | 1 November 2008 | 1 May 2009 |
| Hayrettin Gümüşdağ | Türkiye | 1 August 2008 | 1 November 2008 |
| Yücel İldiz | Türkiye | 1 August 2007 | 1 January 2008 |
| Mustafa Uğur | Türkiye | 1 March 2007 | 1 April 2007 |
| Levent Eriş | Türkiye | 1 September 2006 | 1 March 2007 |
| Şaban Yıldırım | Türkiye | 1 June 2005 | 1 September 2005 |
| Ertuğrul Sağlam | Türkiye | 1 July 2004 | 1 May 2005 |
| Gheorghe Mulţescu | Romania | 1 August 2003 | 1 September 2003 |
| Gjorgje Jovanovski | North Macedonia | 1 March 2002 | 1 December 2002 |
| Yücel Uyar | Türkiye | 1 April 2001 | 1 March 2002 |
| Yücel Uyar | Türkiye | 1 April 1998 | 1 May 1998 |
| Ahmet Kazım Ertem | Turkey | 10 September 1997 | 22 September 1997 |
| Horst Hrubesch | Germany | 1 July 1997 | 1 September 1997 |
| Gheorghe Mulţescu | Romania | 1 July 1993 | 1 January 1997 |
| Yılmaz Vural | Türkiye | 1 July 1989 | 1 September 1989 |
Samsunspor Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals, include G. Guarino from Empoli, I. Drapiński from Piast Gliwice, Y. Sekongo from Dunkerque and E. Watt from Motherwell, all listed as transfers. F. Kaya also arrived from SV Wehen as a transfer, while B. Bayazıt joined from Kayserispor as a free agent. The recorded activity also includes returns from loan for A. Muja, A. Pazar, R. Omorowa, E. Koroglu, M. Özbaskıcı and T. Tosun on June 29. Earlier arrivals include K. Assoumou and E. Tavşan in January 2026. These entries represent selected recent activity rather than a complete arrivals total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Bayo |
Lille
|
- | 2 September 2026 |
| G. Guarino |
Empoli
|
Transfer | 10 August 2026 |
| I. Drapiński |
Piast Gliwice
|
Transfer | 7 August 2026 |
| Y. Sekongo |
Dunkerque
|
Transfer | 31 July 2026 |
| Y. Sekongo |
Dunkerque
|
Transfer | 30 July 2026 |
| E. Watt |
Motherwell
|
Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| S. Onur |
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
|
Free agent | 2 July 2026 |
| B. Bayazıt |
Kayserispor
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| F. Kaya |
SV Wehen
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| H. Tan |
Elazığspor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Tosun |
Yeni Orduspor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Özbaskıcı |
Sarıyer
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Koroglu |
Fatsa Belediyespor
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| R. Omorowa |
Olympiakos
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| A. Pazar |
Menemen FK
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Recent recorded departures, include A. Muja to St. Truiden, C. Holse to St. Louis City and M. Özbaskıcı to Sakaryaspor. C. Holse and M. Özbaskıcı are listed as transfers, while Z. Yavru left for Bursaspor as a free agent. R. Van Drongelen moved to Panathinaikos as a transfer and S. Gönül joined Iğdır FK as a free agent. Franck Atoen’s departure to Dunkerque was recorded as a loan, while İ. Eğribayat returned to Fenerbahçe. Earlier entries include loan returns and free-agent departures. This is selected recent activity, not a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Makoumbou |
Sampdoria
|
Loan | 26 August 2026 |
| C. Ndiaye |
PAOK
|
Loan | 16 August 2026 |
| A. Muja |
St. Truiden
|
Transfer | 13 August 2026 |
| Ľ. Šatka |
Omonia Nicosia
|
Free agent | 10 August 2026 |
| Deniz Şeker |
Goztepe U19
|
- | 2 August 2026 |
FC Bocholt
|
Free agent | 27 July 2026 | |
| C. Holse |
St. Louis City
|
Transfer | 27 July 2026 |
| Z. Yavru |
Bursaspor
|
Free agent | 27 July 2026 |
| Z. Yavru |
Bursaspor
|
Free agent | 26 July 2026 |
| C. Holse |
St. Louis City
|
Transfer | 26 July 2026 |
| M. Özbaskıcı |
Sakaryaspor
|
Transfer | 23 July 2026 |
| M. Özbaskıcı |
Sakaryaspor
|
Transfer | 22 July 2026 |
| R. van Drongelen |
Panathinaikos
|
Transfer | 18 July 2026 |
| R. van Drongelen |
Panathinaikos
|
Transfer | 17 July 2026 |
| S. Gönül |
Iğdır FK
|
Free agent | 13 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Across the recorded period, Samsunspor’s listed activity shows movement in both directions across several registration types. Incoming entries combine transfers, a free-agent arrival and multiple returns from loan, with the latest additions concentrated between late July and August. Outgoing entries include transfers to clubs in Turkey and abroad, alongside free-agent exits, a loan and returns to parent clubs. Some players appear more than once because a return from loan and a later movement can be recorded in separate periods. The listed activity is a capped selection, so it indicates the character and timing of recent squad turnover without supporting a complete count or a net balance. No fee is recorded for the listed transactions. Taken together, the activity describes a busy registration cycle rather than a verified measure of spending or total change.
Leagues Samsunspor has participated in
The recorded competition footprint runs through 2025 for Friendlies Clubs, Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. These are the latest recent entries in the participation record, while the 1. Lig record runs from 2012 to 2022 and the 2. Lig record from 2018 to 2019, making both historical here. The domestic profile therefore spans multiple Turkish league levels, supported by cup and European listings. The UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League entries are both recorded for 2025, without further competition detail in the supplied participation history.
More about Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a Turkish professional football club from the Black Sea port city of Samsun, founded in 1965. The modern club emerged from the merger of five local teams: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor and Samsun Galatasaray. It became a professional institution that year and has remained a principal sporting representative of the region.
Red and white are the permanent club colors, while the badge depicts Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on horseback at the Statue of Honor, a major Samsun landmark. Home matches are staged at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium in Tekkeköy. Opened in 2017, the modern venue holds approximately 33,919 spectators, and its name recalls Atatürk’s landing in Samsun on May 19, the symbolic beginning of the Turkish national movement.
Samsunspor’s football history combines top-flight ambition with a substantial second-tier record. Its participation history includes Süper Lig, 1. Lig, 2. Lig, Türkiye Kupası and recent European listings for the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. The club also has a continental past in the Intertoto Cup and won the Balkans Cup in 1994. Its rivalry with Trabzonspor is known as the Black Sea Derby.
The club operates as a joint-stock company, with Robert Yüksel Yıldırım named as president and owner. Samsunspor’s culture is also shaped by the 1989 bus tragedy that killed members of the team and staff, a loss remembered through commemorative black kits and annual observance. The Purple Jersey Project adds a social-responsibility dimension, using club visibility to raise awareness of violence against women. Together, the stadium, symbols, regional rivalry and resilient history give Samsunspor a distinctive place in Turkish football.
Last matches statistics for Samsunspor
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dunkerque
2 - 1
Samsunspor
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
RAAL La Louvière
0 - 0
Samsunspor
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
AEK Athens FC
1 - 2
Samsunspor
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
KVC Westerlo
1 - 2
Samsunspor
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Kasımpaşa
3 - 0
Samsunspor
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Samsunspor
3 - 3
Göztepe
|
3 / 21 |
|
80 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
|
Rizespor
0 - 2
Samsunspor
|
3 / 6 |
|
78 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
|
Samsunspor
0 - 2
Fenerbahçe
|
0 / 6 |
|
90 | 13 | - | 5 |
|
Kocaelispor
1 - 0
Samsunspor
|
4 / 20 |
|
85 | 14 | - | 3 |
|
Samsunspor
1 - 5
Çorum FK
|
4 / 18 |
|
89 | 12 | - | 2 |
Detailed statistics Samsunspor
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