Galatasaray on 5 August 2016 for an initial fee of €4 million. Göztepe On 10 July 2019, Derdiyok completed a free transfer with Göztepe on a two-year deal with an option to extend by an additional season. Ankaragücü On 23 January 2023, Derdiyok's contract with Ankaragücü was terminated. International career Derdiyok made his international debut for Switzerland on 6 February 2008, as a second-half substitute against England at Wembley Stadium in London. He scored with his first touch of the ball to equalise, but they eventually lost 2–1. He was named as part of the Switzerland squad to play at UEFA Euro 2008 and was the youngest player at the tournament at 19 years old. He made a big impact at the tournament and became better known because of it. He was also in the Switzerland 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup where he played twice. On 26 May 2012, Derdiyok scored his first ever international hat-trick as Switzerland beat Germany to win 5–3 in a friendly at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. As a result of his performance in his club career, Derdiyok was not included in the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup by manager Ottmar Hitzfeld. His performances improved for Kasımpaşa, however, resulting in him being included in the squad for Euro 2016. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Switzerland's and Switzerland U21's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Derdiyok goal. Honours Basel Swiss Super League: 2006–07, 2007–08 Swiss Cup: 2007–08 Uhrencup winner: 2008 Galatasaray Süper Lig: 2017–18 Turkish Super Cup: 2016 Pakhtakor Uzbekistan Super League: 2020 Uzbekistan Cup: 2020 Ankaragücü TFF First League: 2021–22 Individual Swiss Youngster of the Year: 2007–08 References Sources Die ersten 125 Jahre. Publisher: Josef Zindel im Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, Basel. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv" Homepage External links Eren Derdiyok Profile at Swiss Football League Website 1988 births Living people Association football forwards Kurdish sportspeople Kurdish Alevis Turkish Kurdish people Swiss people of Kurdish descent Swiss men's footballers Switzerland under-21 international footballers Switzerland youth international footballers Switzerland international footballers Swiss expatriate footballers Footballers from Basel FC Basel players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players BSC Old Boys players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Pakhtakor Tashkent FK players MKE Ankaragücü footballers Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Uzbekistan Super League players TFF First League players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in