Deniz Daniel Gül (born 2 July 2004) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Sweden, he plays for the

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Early life

Born and raised in Stockholm, to a Turkish father and Swedish mother, Gül started to play football with local club Stuvsta IF. He later went on to represent

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, AIK and FC Djursholm at youth level. In 2021, Gül joined the youth academy of

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. In August 2022, Gül reportedly turned down a move to Italian club

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. He won the 2022 P19 Allsvenskan with Hammarby, becoming the league's top scorer and being voted Forward of the Year.

Club career

On 17 September 2022, Gül was called up to Hammarby's senior squad in

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for the first time, but remained on the bench the whole game in a 1–1 away draw against

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. In January 2023, he signed a three-year contract with Hammarby. Throughout the 2023 season, Gül mostly played for feeder team

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in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, scoring 14 goals in 22 appearances. On 22 October 2023, he made his league debut for Hammarby in Allsvenskan, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against

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. On 24 August 2024, Gül signed for Portuguese club

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with a contract until 2029.

International career

In 2023, Gül was called up to the Swedish U19s, making appearances in the

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. On 6 November 2024, Gül announced he would instead represent Turkey internationally despite having made a dozen appearances for Sweden. On 14 March 2025, Gül was called up by

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to the Turkey national team for the

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against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gül, Deniz 2004 births Living people Footballers from Stockholm Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Turkish people of Swedish descent Swedish people of Turkish descent Men's association football forwards Hammarby Fotboll players Hammarby Talang FF players FC Porto players FC Porto B players Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Turkish expatriate men's footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Swedish sportsmen