Ferdi Erenay Kadioglu (born 7 October 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a full-back, midfielder or winger for Fenerbahce in the Super Lig. Born in the Netherlands, Kadioglu plays for the Turkey national team.
In July 2018, Kadioglu signed for Turkish Super Lig club Fenerbahce under Phillip Cocu, famous Dutch football manager of the club at the time. In his first season, he played mostly in Fenerbahce U21 team and made his debut for the senior squad on 20 December 2018, coming off the bench in a Turkish Cup match against Giresunspor. He also played 11 matches with Fenerbahce U21 in U21 Ligi.
The following season he started to find more time in the senior squad and scored his first goal for Fenerbahce on 19 August 2019 against Gaziantep, netting the final goal in a 5-0 victory.
On his third season, after the signing of Erol Bulut, the new football manager for the club, he started to find more time in first team than in his first two seasons and became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.
On 17 March 2022 Fenerbahce announced that he had signed a four-year contract with Ferdi Kadioglu until June 2026.
In his fifth season, he emerged as a versatile player for Fenerbahce and the Turkey national football team, occupying multiple positions in the first eleven (mainly LB and RB). Additionally, he earned the title of vice-captain for Fenerbahce.
He finished the season with 4 goals and 5 assists across all competitions, amassing a total of 4175 minutes of playtime.
In his sixth season, he made a very strong start with new coach and team's local legend Ismail Kartal.
Kadioglu was born in the Netherlands to a Turkish father and a Dutch Canadian mother. He was therefore eligible to represent Turkey, the Netherlands and Canada internationally. He was a youth international for the Netherlands.
In March 2021, Kadioglu was named to the Netherlands U-21 squad for that year's UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Later that year on 12 November 2021, Turkey coach Stefan Kuntz revealed that he was expecting Kadioglu to make his decision on his international future in March 2022.
On 3 January 2022 his club Fenerbahce announced that he had chosen to represent the Turkey national football team. He debuted with Turkey in a 4–0 UEFA Nations League win over Faroe Islands on 4 June 2022.
On 18 November 2023, Kadioglu scored his first goal for Turkey in a 3–2 friendly win over Germany in Berlin. |
