2011, he was subbed on for team captain Emre Belözoğlu in the 60th minute, against Kazakhstan in a Euro 2012 qualification encounter, which ended in a 2–1 victory for Turkey. Personal life Töre was born in Cologne, the oldest of three siblings, to Turkish parents from Samsun, Turkey. In an interview, he stated that he likes the playing style of Sergio Agüero and Lionel Messi. From October 2017 to June 2019, he was married to Turkish actress Esra Bilgiç. In February 2020, he married architect Buket Büyükdere. Their first child, a daughter named Adel, was born in January 2021. Controversies Töre and a friend allegedly entered the national team hotel in October 2013 after Turkey's World Cup qualifying match against the Netherlands and threatened both Ömer Toprak and Hakan Çalhanoğlu with a firearm. Töre had allegedly been stewing over a reported affair between his former girlfriend and Ömer Toprak's friend. The incident was made public by Çalhanoğlu in an interview with German TV station ZDF. In June 2015, Çalhanoğlu and Töre reconciled. In the early hours of 21 April 2014, Töre was accidentally shot in a nightclub in Istanbul. The winger sustained a shoulder injury and later required surgery. Career statistics Club 1 Includes DFB-Pokal and Turkish Cup matches 2 Includes one EFL Cup match 2 Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League matches International Honours Beşiktaş Süper Lig: 2015–16, 2020–21 Türkiye Kupası: 2020–21 Turkish Super Cup: 2021 Turkey UEFA Under-17 Championship: Semi Finalists: 2008 References External links Gökhan Töre Profile at the Turkish Football Federation website 1992 births Living people Citizens of Turkey through descent Turkish footballers Turkey international footballers Turkey B international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkish expatriate footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in England Association football midfielders Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Chelsea F.C. players Hamburger SV players FC Rubin Kazan players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers West Ham United F.C. players Yeni Malatyaspor footballers Bundesliga players Russian Premier League players Süper Lig players Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Russia Footballers from Cologne Expatriate footballers in England German people of Turkish descent German expatriate sportspeople in England