How many long balls Turkey complete, and who completes most.
Updated 5 October 2026, after the last game
Uğurcan Çakır has completed the most long balls for Turkey in 2026, 33 in nine appearances, 3.67 a game, ahead of Arda Güler with 28 and Hakan Çalhanoğlu with 24, across all competitions.
Turkey complete more long balls away from home, 25.3 a game in their last eight away games against 23.8 in their last nine at home.
Turkey completed 36 long balls away at Venezuela on 6 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 24.2 across their 11 games, and their fewest was 17 away at Kosovo on 31 March.
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uğurcan Çakır | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 8 |
| Arda Güler | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 7 |
| Zeki Çelik | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 8 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 4 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 9 | 18 | 2.00 | 8 |
| Mert Günok | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 |
| Altay Bayındır | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 3 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 5 |
| Merih Demiral | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 4 |
| İsmail Yüksek | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 6 |
| Salih Özcan | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 7 |
| Ozan Kabak | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 5 |
| Orkun Kökçü | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 6 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 |
| İrfan Can Kahveci | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 3 |
| Bartuğ Elmaz | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Oğuz Aydın | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Eren Elmalı | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Yunus Akgün | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Samet Akaydin | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Aral Şimşir | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Mert Müldür | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Ilhan Fakili | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Can Uzun | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 |
| Melih Kabasakal | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Muhammed Şengezer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kenan Yıldız | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Deniz Gül | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Player | Apps | Accurate Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uğurcan Çakır | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 9 |
| Arda Güler | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 8 |
| Hakan Çalhanoğlu | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 5 |
| Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 9 |
| Zeki Çelik | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 8 |
| Mert Günok | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 |
| Ferdi Kadıoğlu | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 6 |
| İsmail Yüksek | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 7 |
| Altay Bayındır | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 3 |
| Merih Demiral | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 4 |
| Salih Özcan | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 7 |
| Ozan Kabak | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 5 |
| Orkun Kökçü | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 6 |
| Kaan Ayhan | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 |
| İrfan Can Kahveci | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Bartuğ Elmaz | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Samet Akaydin | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Çağlar Söyüncü | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 2 |
| Oğuz Aydın | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 |
| Eren Elmalı | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Kerem Aktürkoğlu | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 4 |
| Yunus Akgün | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Aral Şimşir | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Mert Müldür | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 |
| Ilhan Fakili | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Demir Ege Tıknaz | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Kenan Yıldız | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Can Uzun | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Barış Alper Yılmaz | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Melih Kabasakal | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Muhammed Şengezer | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Deniz Gül | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Turkey | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Italy (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Belgium (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Italy (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-4 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | France (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | USA (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (H) | World Cup | 0-1 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Australia (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Venezuela (A) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | North Macedonia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Kosovo (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-1 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Turkey | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2026 | Italy (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-1 | 25 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Belgium (A) | UEFA Nations League | 3-0 | 23 | 33 | 56 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Italy (H) | UEFA Nations League | 1-4 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | France (H) | UEFA Nations League | 0-1 | 25 | 22 | 47 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | USA (H) | World Cup | 3-2 | 24 | 17 | 41 |
| 20 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (H) | World Cup | 0-1 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Australia (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 20 | 17 | 37 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Venezuela (A) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 36 | 37 | 73 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | North Macedonia (H) | Friendly International | 4-0 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Kosovo (A) | WC Qualification Europe | 0-1 | 17 | 27 | 44 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Romania (H) | WC Qualification Europe | 1-0 | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Turkey accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Turkey accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Turkey accurate long balls | Over 26.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Turkey accurate long balls | Over 28.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 20.5 | 7 of 10 | 70% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 22.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 24.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 26.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent accurate long balls | Over 28.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 35.5 | 10 of 10 | 100% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 45.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 50.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Total accurate long balls | Over 55.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |