Taylan Antalyalı (born 8 January 1995) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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Professional career

Gençlerbirliği

Taylan Antalyalı was transferred to the Super League team Gençlerbirliği before the 2014–2015 season. Antalyalı made his professional debut in a 4-1

loss to

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on 1 December 2014. He played only two times in Super League during its first season with this team but no game in the second season. So he was put on loan and joined the

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on 1 February 2016 en 1. Lig. He played 13 matches and scored one time. The next season, he was again put on loan for another team, Hacettepe SK playing 27 games in this 2. Lig team and scoring 2 goals.

Erzurumspor

Its good performance put a great interest on the player and he signed, as a free transfer on 1 August 2017, a three-year contract with

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, who wanted to establish an ambitious team with the goal to participate in the Super League at the end of the 2017–18 season. During this 1. Lig 2017–2018 season Taylan Antalyali played 27 match, scored 2 times and efficiently participated in the 6th place of the team qualifying it to the play-off. He played the three matches of the play-off, scoring during the first one and participating in the victory of its team in the Final against Gaziantep SK. The Super League was difficult for the team but Taylan Antalyali played 31 match and scored 6 times. Erzurumspor was relegated to the 1.Lig.

Galatasaray

The midfielder began the next season in the 1. Lig for three match before being transferred to Galatasaray. He signed a four-year contract with Galatasaray in the 2019–20 season for 1 million €.

Ankaragücü (loan)

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 1-year loan contract with

team Ankaragücü.

Samsunspor (loan)

On 25 July 2023, he signed a 1-year loan contract with

team

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Bodrum (loan)

On September 7, 2024, it was announced that he was loaned to

until the end of the 2024–25 season.

International career

He made his debut for

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on 24 March 2021 in a

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against Netherlands. He was subsequently selected to participate in the

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. However, with a catastrophic record of three losses in three games, eight goals scored and one goal scored, Turkey is eliminated from the first round of the competition.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antalyali, Taylan 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Muğla Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's international footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Erzurumspor footballers Hacettepe S.K. footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Bucaspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF Second League players Men's association football midfielders UEFA Euro 2020 players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Samsunspor footballers Bodrum F.K. footballers 21st-century Turkish sportsmen