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
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Galatasaray
Number 99
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995–1996
1996–2001
2001–2005
2005
2005–present
Türkiyemspor Berlin
Gençlerbirliği
Galatasaray
Ankaraspor
Galatasaray


70 (26)
13 (5)
58 (32)   
National team2
1999–present Turkey 7 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10 June 2006.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 10 June 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

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 Beşiktaş, 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.

Caps/Goals for Galatasaray season by season
Season L C E T
2001-02 28/7 1/- 14/7 43/14
2002-03 28/16 3/3 2/- 33/19
2003-04 8/1 2/1 4/- 14/2
2004-05 6/2 -/- -/- 6/2
2005-06 24/16 4/2 2/- 30/18
2006-07 14/12 3/2 6/2 21/12
TOTAL 108/54 13/8 28/9 147/67


Galatasaray S.K. - Current Squad

1 Mondragón | 2 Tomas | 4 Song | 5 Ak | 7 Buruk | 9 Şükür | 10 Ateş | 11 Şaş | 12 Erçetin | 14 Topal | 16 Carrusca | 17 Elmas | 18 Akman | 19 Haspolatlı | 21 Aşık | 22 Ilić | 23 Inamoto | 24 Güven | 25 Öztorun | 26 Yılmaz | 27 Özcan | 28 Seyhan | 30 Yarkın | 35 Sabankay | 38 Karaer | 55 Sarıoğlu | 58 Kabze | 66 Turan | 67 Penbe | 99 Karan | Manager: Gerets

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