 On 1 October 2018, during his last season, Bakircioglu scored from a spectacular free kick to make it 3–0 in the league fixture against IFK Göteborg, and proceeded to celebrate the goal in front of the home fans by catching and drinking from a cup of beer that was thrown towards him from the stands.Bakircioglu won 14 caps for Sweden, after playing as many games for the under-21s.His debut for the former came in 2001 whilst at Hammarby, but he never appeared in a major international tournament.