24.02.2026 20:50
In Fenerbahçe's match against Kasımpaşa, the center-backs Çağlar Söyüncü and Jayden Oosterwolde, who started in the starting eleven, were injured, leaving two young players, Yiğit Efe Demir and Kamil Efe Üregen, as the only options for the center-back position. Last week, in the UEFA Europa League match against Nottingham Forest, Milan Skriniar was also injured. As a result of these injuries, the yellow-navy team is facing a serious crisis in the center-back position.
Fenerbahçe, which has been struggling with many injuries throughout the season, continues to receive bad news on this front.
ONLY TWO NAMES LEFT IN THE POSITION OF CENTER-BACK
In the match where Fenerbahçe drew 1-1 against Kasımpaşa at home in the 23rd week of the Super League, the two center-backs who started in the starting eleven, Çağlar Söyüncü and Jayden Oosterwolde, were injured and left the game. After these injuries, the yellow-navy team was left with two young players, Yiğit Efe Demir and Kamil Efe Üregen, in the center-back position.
GUENDOUZI PLAYED AS A CENTER-BACK
Fenerbahçe's French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi played as a center-back for most of the Kasımpaşa match. After Jayden Oosterwolde's injury in the 38th minute, N'Golo Kante was included in the game. Following this change, head coach Domenico Tedesco assigned Matteo Guendouzi to the center-back position.
MERT MÜLDÜR AS A CENTER-BACK
Due to the absence of the injured center-backs for a while, it is highly likely that Mert Müldür will play in the center-back position for the yellow-navy team. Mert Müldür, who can play in every position of the defense, is expected to be the choice of head coach Domenico Tedesco alongside Yiğit Efe Demir in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 Play-Off match against Nottingham Forest.