Atalay Babacan

Atalay Babacan
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Denizli, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ümraniyespor
Number 20
Youth career
2013–2014 Denizlispor
2014–2019 Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Galatasaray 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Adanaspor (loan) 29 (3)
2022 → Ümraniyespor (loan) 7 (0)
2022–2023 → Sarıyer (loan) 27 (1)
2023 Boluspor 1 (0)
2023– Ümraniyespor 14 (2)
International career‡
2017 Turkey U17 14 (6)
2019–2020 Turkey U19 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2021

Atalay Babacan (born 28 June 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Turkish club Ümraniyespor in the TFF First League.

Club career

Galatasaray

In 2015, he transferred to Galatasaray infrastructure. Playing for Galatasaray U-16, U-17 and U-21 teams, Babacan signed a 3-year official contract with Galatasaray on 8 October 2018.[1] He played his first official game against Galatasaray on 5 December 2018, in the 5th round match of the Turkish Cup, at Keçiörengücü away. The young star, who stayed on the field for 65 minutes, scored the first goal of his team in the match that Galatasaray won 2–1.[2]

Ümraniyespor (loan)

On 26 January 2022, Galatasaray announced that the 21-year-old football player was loaned to Ümraniyespor, one of the TFF First League teams, until the end of the season.[3]

Sarıyer (loan)

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 1-year loan contract with TFF Second League team Sarıyer.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Geleceğin aslanları asgari ücrete imza attılar". www.fanatik.com.tr. 28 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Ankara Keçiörengücü vs Galatasaray, 05.12.2018, Ziraat Türkiye Kupası _ Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com. 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Atalay Babacan'ın Ümraniyespor'a geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. ^ "SARIYER'E HOŞGELDİN ATALAY BABACAN !". Sarıyer Spor Kulübü (@sariyerofficial) _ Twitter. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.


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