Arda Kızıldağ

Arda Kızıldağ — Biography

Arda Kızıldağ was born on 15 October 1998 in the Yenimahalle district of Ankara and is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is 1.87 m tall.

He began playing in 2008 in the Gençlerbirliği academy. He turned professional at the start of the 2017-18 season, appearing for Hacettepe, the third-tier side that served as Gençlerbirliği's pilot team. He joined the Gençlerbirliği first team at the start of 2019-20 and made his Süper Lig debut on 26 August 2019 against Gazişehir Gaziantep. He left Gençlerbirliği in May 2022 and on 16 June 2022 signed a three-year contract with Gaziantep FK. In June 2025 he agreed a new deal with the club.

At international level he was part of the Turkey U23 side that won the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games. A regular in the Gaziantep FK defence, he was linked with Beşiktaş in the summer of 2025 but stayed at the club. In March 2026 he reached the booking limit and, along with two teammates, missed the match against Fenerbahçe.