 Kılıçsoy in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-08-15)15 August 2005 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Gaziosmanpaşa, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cagliari (on loan fromBeşiktaş) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Gop Venüs | ||
| 2015–2016 | Arnavutköy Yaylaspor | ||
| 2016–2023 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Beşiktaş | 59 | (14) |
| 2025– | →Cagliari (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U14 | 2 | (2) |
| 2019 | Turkey U15 | 6 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Turkey U17 | 13 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Turkey U19 | 6 | (5) |
| 2024– | Turkey U21 | 10 | (6) |
| 2024– | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 3 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2025 | |||
Semih Kılıçsoy (born 15 August 2005) is a Turkish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forSerie A clubCagliari on loan fromSüper Lig clubBeşiktaş, and theTurkey national team.
Kılıçsoy is a youth product of GOP Venüs and Arnavutköy Yaylaspor, before moving toBeşiktaş in 2016.[1] On 21 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2023.[2] He was a prolific goalscorer with their youth sides and reserves. On 23 December 2022, he extended his contract until 2025.[3] He debuted with Beşiktaş as a substitute in a 0–0Süper Lig tie withAntalyaspor on 26 February 2023.[4]On 27 July, he scored his first professional goal againstKF Tirana.[5]
In January 2024, he signed a new four-year contract with Beşiktaş.[6]
On 3 August 2025, Kılıçsoy was loaned toCagliari until the end of the season with an option to buy.[7]
Kılıçsoy is a youth international for Turkey, has represented Turkey at every youth international stage.[8]
On 24 May 2024, Kılıçsoy was selected in theTurkish national team's preliminary 35-man squad for theUEFA Euro 2024.[9] He made his debut for the senior national team on 4 June in a friendly againstItaly prior to the tournament.[10] On 7 June, he was named in the final 26-man squad.[11]
Kılıçsoy was described byMehmet Ekşi as a "dynamic and talented"striker, he can also play as awinger orattacking midfielder. He can use both feet well.[12] His idol isSergio Agüero.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 35 | 12 | |||
| 2024–25 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 43 | 4 | ||
| Total | 56 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 16 | ||
| Cagliari (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 16 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
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