Mustafa Saymak

PEC Zwolle

2011–12 season

Saymak made his league debut for PEC (then named FC Zwolle) when they were still playing in the second tier of Dutch league football, the Jupiler League. The game was played on 5 August 2011 and was an away game against FC Den Bosch. Saymak came on as a substitute in the 87th minute, as the game ended in a 2–2 draw. His first league goal came on 12 September 2011, in an away game against Helmond Sport. However, it turned out to be the only goal in a 3–1 defeat for PEC. Saymak's progress was rewarded with his first league start 4 days later, at home against FC Volendam. Saymak completed the full 90 minutes, as PEC won the game 3–1. Saymak completed his first brace of his career, in a 5–0 home win over FC Dordrecht. Saymak was unable to clinch a definite place in PEC's starting line-up, but was seen as one of the squad's most exciting prospects for the future, as PEC won promotion to the 2012–13 Eredivisie by winning the league. Saymak finished the season with 3 goals in 17 league games and 5 league starts.

2012–13 season

Saymak made most of his league appearances in the 2012–13 season as a sub, as PEC secured safety from relegation surprisingly easy. Similarly to the previous season, Saymak finished with 17 league games and 5 league starts, in which he scored 1 goal.

2013–14 season

The 2013–14 season was Mustafa's breakthrough season. With the departure of Youness Mokhtar (FC Twente) and Denni Avdic (AZ),…

Saymak was born in the Netherlands to parents of Turkish descent. He originally played for various Dutch youth teams. In February 2013, Saymak was called up to the Turkish under-20 team for the a match against Uzbekistan. He has since been called up and capped by the Netherlands U21 team.

PEC Zwolle

KNVB Cup: 2013–14 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2014 Eerste Divisie: 2011–12