The 2023–24 season was the 119th season in the existence of Galatasaray S.K. and the club's 66th consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Galatasaray participated in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Overview
July On 18 July, Galatasaray were drawn against FK Žalgiris in the second qualifying roundof the UEFA Champions League.
On 18 July, the 2023–24 Süper Lig fixtures were announced.
On 20 July, a health sponsorship agreement was signed with Medicana Health Group.
On 21 July, Rams Global became the stadium title sponsor of Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex under the name Rams Park.
On 31 July, SOCAR became the energy and shirt sponsor in European competition matches for next three seasons. Galatasaray are set to receive €5,000,000 per year according to the sponsorship deal.
August On 31 August, the group draw of the UEFA Champions League in the 2023–24 season was held in Monaco. Galatasaray were drawn into Group A with Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Copenhagen.
September On 5 September, Galatasaray's team roster for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League was announced. Halil Dervişoğlu and Léo Dubois were left out of the squad.
On 23 September, Galatasaray Sports Club board member Levent Yaz announced that he was resigning from his position with immediate effect. Three days later, Mehmet İsmail Sarıkaya was appointed to the vacant board member position.
October On 3 October, Galatasaray defeated Manchester United 3–2 at Old Trafford. It was the club's first ever win in England after 11 attempts.
On 10 October, Galatasaray Board Member Cemal Özgörkey announced that he resigned from his post with a post on social media.
On 18 October, Mehmet Saruhan Cibara was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, which became vacant after Cemal Özgörkey resigned from his position.
May On May 26, Galatasaray defeated Konyaspor 3-1 away. The team became the champion of the Süper Lig 2023–24 season with a record 102 points.
On May 26, Argentinian football player Mauro Icardi increased his number of goals in the league to 25 this season with the goals he scored against Konyaspor and finished the season as the top scorer.
On May 26, Dries Mertens finished the season as the assist king in Süper Lig. Mertens recorded 9 goals and 18 assists in 35 matches this season.
Club
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First team
First-team coaching staff PositionStaff Football Director Cenk Ergün Head Coach Okan Buruk Assistant Coach İrfan Saraloğlu Ismael García Gómez Goalkeeping Coach Fadıl Koşutan Can Okuyucu Athletic Performance Coach Dursun Genç Kaan Arısoy Yusuf Köklü Gürkan Fuat Demir Match and Performance Analyst Yılmaz Yüksel Serhat Doğan M. Can Mutlu Administrative Manager Uğur Yıldız Scouting and Performance Analysis Manager Emre UtkucanResearch and Development Director Fatih Demireli Doctor Yener İnce Hakan Çelebi Media and Communications Manager Coşkun Gülbahar Media Officer Egehan Şengül Interpreter Ersan Zeren Utku Yurtbil Nutritionist Mestan Hüseyin Çilekçi Physiotherapist Mustafa Korkmaz Burak Koca Samet Polat Erkan Özyılmaz Masseur Sedat Peker Batuhan Erkan Ozan Abaylı Serdal Yılmaz Material Manager Hasan Çelik Veli Muğlı İlyas Gökçe
First-team squad Notes: Players and squad numbers last updated on 15 February 2024. Age as of 30 June 2024. Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
PlayerPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Signed inContract endsSigned fromTransfer fee Goalkeepers 1 Fernando Muslera (captain) GK 2011 2025 Lazio €6,750,000 + Cana 12 Atakan Nuri Ordu GK 2023 2025 Academy N/A 19 Günay Güvenç GK 2023 2026 Gaziantep €250,000 50 Jankat Yılmaz GK 2022 2025 Academy N/A Defenders 6 Davinson Sánchez CB 2023 2027 Tottenham Hotspur €9,500,000 17 Derrick Köhn LB 2024 2026 Hannover 96 €3,350,000 23 Kaan Ayhan CB 2023 2026 Sassuolo €2,800,000 25 Victor Nelsson CB 2021 2026 Copenhagen €7,000,000 42 Abdülkerim Bardakcı CB 2022 2025 Konyaspor €2,800,000 58 Ali Yeşilyurt CB 2023 2025 Academy N/A 72 Ali Turap Bülbül RB 2023 2027 Academy N/A 92 Serge Aurier RB 2024 2024 Nottingham Forest €100,000 Midfielders 5 Eyüp Aydın DM 2023 2026 Bayern Munich II €250,000 7 Kerem Aktürkoğlu (vice-captain) LW 2020 2026 24 Erzincanspor Free 8 Kerem Demirbay CM 2023 2026 Bayer Leverkusen €3,700,000 14 Wilfried Zaha RW 2023 2026 Crystal Palace Free 18 Berkan Kutlu CM 2021 2026 Alanyaspor Undisclosed 20 Tetê RW 2023 2027 Shakhtar Donetsk Free 22 Hakim Ziyech AM 2023 2024 Chelsea Loan 27 Sérgio Oliveira CM 2022 2026 Porto €3,000,000 33 Gökdeniz Gürpüz CM 2023 2026 Borussia Dortmund €220,000 34 Lucas Torreira DM 2022 2026 Arsenal €6,000,000 53 Barış Alper Yılmaz LW 2021 2027 Ankara Keçiörengücü Undisclosed 81 Hamza Akman CM 2022 2024 Academy N/A 83 Efe Akman DM 2023 2024 Academy N/A 91 Tanguy Ndombele CM 2023 2024 Tottenham Hotspur Loan Forwards 9 Mauro Icardi CF 2022 2026 Paris Saint-Germain €10,000,000 10 Dries Mertens CF 2022 2024 Napoli Free 56 Baran Demiroğlu CF 2023 2025 Academy N/A 95 Carlos Vinícius CF 2024 2024 Fulham Loan Player(s) on loan during the season 2 Léo Dubois RB 2022 2025 Lyon €2,500,000 4 Mathias Ross CB 2022 2026 AaB €1,750,000 8 Taylan Antalyalı DM 2019 2026 BB Erzurumspor Free 11 Yunus Akgün RW 2018 2026 Academy N/A 17 Nicolò Zaniolo AM 2023 2027 Roma €15,000,000 21 Halil Dervişoğlu CF 2023 2027 Brentford €500,000 24 Işık Kaan Arslan CB 2017 2025 Academy N/A 29 Eren Aydın CF 2022 2026 Academy N/A 30 Yusuf Demir RW 2022 2026 Rapid Wien €6,000,000 33 Alexandru Cicâldău AM 2021 2026 Universitatea Craiova €6,500,000 35 Batuhan Şen GK 2019 2026 Academy N/A 40 Emin Bayram CB 2019 2026 Academy N/A 59 Caner Doğan RW 2023 2025 Academy N/A 63 Baran Aksaka AM 2022 2026 Academy N/A 88 Kazımcan Karataş LB 2022 2027 Altay €1,150,000 90 Metehan Baltacı CB 2021 2026 Academy N/A 98 Berk Balaban GK 2020 2025 Academy N/A – İlhami Siraçhan Nas AM 2023 2028 Ankaraspor €337,000 Player(s) transferred out during the season 3 Angeliño LB 2023 2024 RB Leipzig Loan 6 Fredrik Midtsjø CM 2022 2025 AZ €3,500,000 80 Olimpiu Moruțan AM 2021 2026 FCSB €3,500,000 93 Sacha Boey RB 2021 2025 Rennes Undisclosed 94 Cédric Bakambu CF 2023 2025 Al Nasr SC €700,000 – Alpaslan Öztürk CB 2021 2024 Göztepe Free – Oğulcan Çağlayan RW 2020 2024 Çaykur Rizespor Free
Academy
Academy coaching staff
Academy players
New contracts and transfers
New contracts DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeTeamSource23 Kaan Ayhan Sassuolo €2,800,000First team
Contract extensions DateNo.Pos.PlayerStatusContract lengthContract endsTeamSource1 August 202329FW Eren AydınExtendedThree-year30 June 2026First team2 August 202359MF Caner DoğanExtendedTwo-year30 June 2025Academy18 September 2023–FW Beknaz AlmazbekovExtendedThree-year30 June 2026Academy2 February 202472DF Ali Turap BülbülExtendedThree-year30 June 2027Academy 19 April 20241GK Fernando MusleraExtendedOne-year30 June 2025First team19 April 202423DF Kaan AyhanExtendedn/an/aFirst team19 April 202434MF Lucas TorreiraExtendedn/an/aFirst team19 April 202442DF Abdülkerim BardakcıExtendedn/an/aFirst team19 April 202453MF Barış Alper YılmazExtendedn/an/aFirst team
Transfers in DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFeeTeamSource5 Alpaslan Öztürk EyüpsporLoan returnFirst team8 Taylan Antalyalı AnkaragücüLoan returnFirst team11 Mostafa Mohamed NantesLoan returnFirst team12 Batuhan Şen Fatih KaragümrükLoan returnFirst team17 Oğulcan Çağlayan PendiksporLoan returnFirst team21 Olimpiu Moruțan PisaLoan returnFirst team24 Işık Kaan Arslan SarıyerLoan returnFirst team28 Christian Luyindama AntalyasporLoan returnFirst team30 Atalay Babacan SarıyerLoan returnFirst team33 Alexandru Cicâldău Al-Ittihad Kalba SCLoan returnFirst team47 Abdussamed Karnuçu AmedsporLoan returnFirst team50 Süleyman Luş TuzlasporLoan returnFirst team54 Emre Kılınç AnkaragücüLoan returnFirst team90 Metehan Baltacı ManisaLoan returnFirst team98 Berk Balaban İskenderunLoan returnFirst team21 Halil Dervişoğlu Brentford€500,000First team94 Cédric Bakambu Al Nasr SC€700,000First team14 Wilfried Zaha Crystal PalaceFreeFirst team9 Mauro Icardi Paris Saint-Germain€10,000,000First team19 Günay Güvenç Gaziantep€250,000First team8 Kerem Demirbay Bayer Leverkusen€3,700,000First team20 Tetê Shakhtar DonetskFreeFirst team– İlhami Siraçhan Nas Ankaraspor€337,000First team6 Davinson Sánchez Tottenham Hotspur€9,500,000First team5 Eyüp Aydın Bayern Munich II€250,000First team33 Gökdeniz Gürpüz Borussia Dortmund€220,000First team18 Berkan Kutlu GenoaLoan returnFirst team92 Serge Aurier Nottingham Forest€100,000First team17 Derrick Köhn Hannover 96€3,350,000First team
Transfers out DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFeeTeamSource31 Mostafa Mohamed Nantes €5,750,000First team13 Emre Taşdemir PendiksporEnd of contractFirst team18 Bafétimbi Gomis Kawasaki FrontaleEnd of contractFirst team34 Okan Kocuk Samsunspor End of contractFirst team64 Juan Mata Vissel KobeEnd of contractFirst team23 Kaan Ayhan Sassuolo Loan returnFirst team26 Milot Rashica Norwich City Loan returnFirst team32 Sam Adekugbe Hatayspor Loan returnFirst team99 Mauro Icardi Paris Saint-Germain Loan returnFirst team– Gökay Güney Kırşehir FKMutual agreementFirst team– Abdussamed Karnuçu 68 Aksaray Belediye SporUndisclosedFirst team– Atalay Babacan BolusporUndisclosedFirst team54 Emre Kılınç SamsunsporUndisclosedFirst team73 Süleyman Luş Çorum FKUndisclosedFirst team80 Olimpiu Moruțan Ankaragücü€3,000,000First team– Alpaslan Öztürk PendiksporUndisclosedFirst team6 Fredrik Midtsjø Pendikspor€3,000,000First team– Oğulcan Çağlayan GaziantepMutual agreementFirst team– Christian LuyindamaMutual agreementFirst team93 Sacha Boey Bayern Munich€30,000,000 + Add-onsFirst team3 Angeliño RomaMutual agreementFirst team94 Cédric Bakambu Real Betis€5,000,000First team
Loans in DateNo.Pos.PlayerFromFeeOption to buyTeamSource 12 July 20233 Angeliño RB Leipzig €1,500,000Yes First team 19 August 202322 Hakim Ziyech Chelsea FreeYes First team 4 September 202391 Tanguy Ndombele Tottenham Hotspur FreeYes First team 2 February 202495 Carlos Vinícius Fulham €600,000No First team
Loans out DateNo.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFeeUntilTeamSource3 Patrick van Aanholt PSV UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team4 Mathias Ross NEC €250,000End of seasonFirst team24 Işık Kaan Arslan Fethiyespor UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team8 Taylan Antalyalı Samsunspor UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team35 Batuhan Şen Gaziantep UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team33 Alexandru Cicâldău Konyaspor UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team90 Metehan Baltacı Eyüpspor UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team29 Eren Aydın Ahlatcı Çorum FK UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team30 Yusuf Demir Basel UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team17 Nicolò Zaniolo Aston Villa€5,000,000End of seasonFirst team98 Berk Balaban Isparta 32 Spor UndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team59 Caner Doğan SarıyerUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team11 Yunus Akgün Leicester City€500,000End of seasonFirst team– İlhami Siraçhan Nas ÜmraniyesporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team22 Berkan Kutlu Genoa€250,000End of seasonFirst team40 Emin Bayram WesterloUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team63 Baran Aksaka ŞanlıurfasporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team2 Léo Dubois İstanbul BaşakşehirUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team88 Kazımcan Karataş AnkaragücüUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team21 Halil Dervişoğlu HataysporUndisclosedEnd of seasonFirst team
Transfer summary