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Athletic82
Acceleration
81
Pace
77
Agility
82
Strength
85
Balance
82
Jumping
87
Stamina
78
Fitness
80
Technical84
Dribbling
79
Short Passing
78
Long Passing
76
Finishing
90
Shot Accuracy
88
Shot Power
86
Shooting Technique
75
Heading
86
Tackling
43
Crossing
70
Free Kick
70
Penalties
85
First Touch
82
Mental81
Composure
86
Aggression
76
Consistency
74
Creativity
73
Leadership
82
Work Rate
82
Tactical84
Vision
74
Off the Ball
89
Defensive Positioning
38
Teamwork
83
Anticipation
91
Marking
37
Player Traits
Attacking85
Crossing
70
Finishing
90
Heading Accuracy
86
Shot Accuracy
88
Off the Ball
89
Technique77
Dribbling
79
Free Kick
70
Short Passing
78
Long Passing
76
First Touch
82
Shot Technique
75
Movement81
Acceleration
81
Pace
77
Agility
82
Balance
82
Physicality83
Shot Power
86
Jumping
87
Stamina
78
Strength
85
Fitness
80
Defending39
Marking
37
Tackling
43
Def. Positioning
38
Mentality & Game Reading81
Aggression
76
Composure
86
Penalties
85
Vision
74
Leadership
82
Work Rate
82
Teamwork
83
Anticipation
91
Consistency
74
Creativity
73
Turkey - StrikerOktay, Metin
A legendary Turkish centre-forward, Metin Oktay was not just a goalscorer for Galatasaray, he was a footballing myth with a number 9 shirt. Nicknamed Taçsız Kral, the Uncrowned King, he combined penalty-box instinct, physical courage and a fierce emotional bond with the supporters. He was a classic striker in the noble sense: direct, powerful, ruthless and constantly alive inside the area, especially in the great Istanbul derbies where reputations were either made or quietly buried. His goalscoring record for Galatasaray and Turkey made him the defining Turkish forward before the modern era, a status later comparable in national weight to Hakan Şükür. Not a global icon in the Pelé or Eusébio orbit, certo, but in Turkish football his aura is enormous. A national legend, built on goals, loyalty and pure centre-forward authority.
