Alpay Koçaklı

Alpay Koçaklı — Biography

Alpay Koçaklı was born on 19 September 1998 in the Devrek district of Zonguldak province and is a Turkish footballer who plays on the right wing or in right midfield. His first name is sometimes mistakenly given as Alper, but the correct, recorded name is Alpay.

He started out at his hometown club Devrek Belediyespor, where he drew attention and moved to the Kardemir Karabükspor academy in 2012; coach Tolunay Kafkas brought him into the first team and he signed a three-year professional contract in 2014. He featured in cup matches in the 2014-15 season, scoring his first goal and setting up another against MKE Ankaragücü on 23 December, and made his Süper Lig debut against Kayseri Erciyesspor on 29 May 2015. He joined Gaziantepspor in February 2016 at seventeen, and represented Turkey at under-15 through under-19 level.

The rest of his career has been spent mainly in the TFF 2. Lig and the divisions below it: he signed for Sivas Belediyespor in July 2021, left Şanlıurfaspor in July 2023, and then played for Vanspor FK. He signed a two-year deal with İnegölspor in August 2024, before moving from there to Güzide Gebzespor in August 2025.