Ümit Karan
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| Ümit Karan | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ümit Karan | |
| Date of birth | 1 October 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | |
| Height | 1.81m | |
| Position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Galatasaray | |
| Number | 99 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1995–1996 1996–2001 2001–2005 2005 2005–present |
Berlin Türkiyemspor Gençlerbirliği Galatasaray Ankaraspor Galatasaray |
70 (26) 13 (5) 34 (22) |
| National team** | ||
| 1999–present | Turkey | 7 (2) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Ümit Karan, born on October 1, 1976 in Germany, is a Turkish football player playing as a striker. He is currently playing for Galatasaray.
He formerly played for Gençlerbirliği and Ankaraspor.
He played in Gençlerbirliği for 5 seasons, scoring 47 goals. In season 2001/2002 he moved to Galatasaray and in his first year there he scored 14 goals. In season 2004/2005 due to his form level he was loaned to Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor.
In 2005/2006 season, Galatasaray's new manager Eric Gerets wanted him back in the squad. Gerets was proven correct by choosing him, as Karan scored 16 goals in 18 matches at the start of the season. But early in 2006, Umit's season was cut short by a knee injury, which kept him out of the game for 6 months.
At the start of the 2006/2007 season, Umit has regained match fitness. He scored his 100th Turkish league goal on September 18, 2006, against Besiktas, becoming just the 30th player to reach that mark. Umit Karan has been invited to compete in the freekick tournament that will take place in Los Angeles, USA.
| Galatasaray - Current Squad |
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1 Mondragón | 2 Tomas | 4 Song | 5 Orhan | 7 Okan | 9 Hakan | 10 Necati | 11 Hasan Şaş | 12 Aykut | 14 Mehmet Topal | 16 Carrusca | 17 Fevzi | 18 Ayhan | 19 Cihan | 21 Emre | 22 Ilić | 23 Inamoto | 24 Mehmet Güven | 25 Ferhat | 26 Aydın | 27 Özgürcan | 28 Tolga | 35 Oğuz | 55 Sabri | 58 Hasan Kabze | 66 Arda | 67 Ergün | 99 Ümit |
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