Volkan Babacan
 Babacan with Turkey in 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Volkan Babacan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Manisaspor | 72 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 137 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Turkey U16 | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Turkey U17 | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U18 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Turkey U21 | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Turkey Olympic | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Turkey | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Volkan Babacan (Turkish: [voɫkan babadʒan]; born 11 August 1988),known as Volki is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for İstanbul Başakşehir and the Turkey national football team.[1]
Babacan was a star at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, taking Turkey to 3rd place. He made his full international debut on 13 October 2014 in a 1–1 draw away to Latvia in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.
International career[]
Volkan Babacan was used for most of the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying matches, replacing Volkan Demirel after a dispute with the fans. Out of the 10 matches Volkan Babacan played, he got 4 clean sheets; the most shocking one being against the Netherlands National Football Team where Turkey won 3-0. Turkey ended up getting 3rd place and got ranked the best 3rd place team, automatically sending them to the UEFA Euro 2016 finals in France. He is part of the Turkish national team for Euro 2016.[2]
Honours[]
Fenerbahce
- Turkish Super Cup: 2007, 2009
İstanbul Başakşehir
References[]
- ^ "VOLKAN BABACAN". tff.org. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey under-21 international footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- İstanbulspor footballers
- Kayserispor footballers
- Manisaspor footballers
- İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Süper Lig players
- Turkey youth international footballers
- TFF First League players
- Turkey international footballers
- Sportspeople from Antalya
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Turkey
- Mediterranean Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Turkish football goalkeeper stubs