Serkan Çalik

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Serkan Çalik
Personal information
Full name Serkan Çalik
Date of birth March 15, 1986 (1986-03-15) (age 22)
Place of birth    Dinslaken, West Germany
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Playing position second Striker, right winger
Club information
Current club Galatasaray S.K.
Number 61
Youth clubs
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004–2007
2007–
Rot-Weiss Essen
Galatasaray S.K.
44 (11)
17 0(4)   
National team
2007 Germany U21 05 0(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Serkan Çalik, (born 15 March 1986 in Dinslaken, West Germany) is a German footballer of Turkish descent . He plays for Galatasaray S.K..

He is a forward and wears the 61 shirt which is the car number plate location codes for Trabzon, Turkey, where his parents from.[citation needed] During his days at Galatasaray SK, he has been used as a right winger by Galatasaray SK coach Karl Heinz Feldkamp, as he has a very good acceleration and pace.

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[edit] Football career

He plays for Turkish giant Galatasaray SK, after arriving from Rot-Weiss Essen (2. Fußball-Bundesliga) in June 2007.

[edit] International career

Çalik has dual Turkish-German nationality, he was eligible for either national team. After he made his debut for German U-21 squad in 2007, he stated he have a wish to change in nationality and play for Turkey in January 2008, 10 months after his 21st birthday. He refused any future call-up from Germany. But FIFA statutes stated that such change must applied before the 21th birthday for those who already played in youth teams, his application would not be accepted.

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