Tuncay Şanlı

Tuncay Şanlı
Tuncay Şanlı
Personal information
Full name Tuncay Şanlı
Date of birth 16 January 1982 (1982-01-16) (age 29)
Place of birth Sakarya, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker/Winger
Club information
Current club Stoke City
Number 20
Youth career
1999 Sakarya Tekspor
1999–2000 Sakaryaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2002 Sakaryaspor 66 (32)
2002–2007 Fenerbahçe 154 (59)
2007–2009 Middlesbrough 70 (17)
2009– Stoke City 32 (4)
National team‡
2000 Turkey U17 2 (0)
2000 Turkey U18 11 (6)
2001 Turkey U20 6 (3)
2002–2003 Turkey U21 14 (9)
2002– Turkey 72 (22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:46, 21 August 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2009

Tuncay Şanlı (pronounced [ˈtunˈdʒaɪ ˈʃɑnlɯ]; born 16 January 1982), or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Stoke City. His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing, and can play wide left or right. Tuncay captains the Turkish National Team.[1] He was in the Turkey teams that finished in third place in both the 2003 Confederations Cup and the 2008 European Championships.

Contents

Club career

Fenerbahçe

He caught the eye of Turkish Süper Lig giants Fenerbahçe in 2002 at the age of 20 after impressive displays for his hometown club Sakaryaspor in the Turkish second tier. He signed a five-year contract with Fenerbahçe, and during this time, he won the Turkish league title on three occasions. He made his competitive debut for Fenerbahçe in a Süper Lig match against Gaziantepspor on 11 September 2002.

On 8 December 2004, Tuncay became only the second person to ever score a Champions League hat-trick against Manchester United,[2][3] and the first Turkish person to score a hattrick in the Champions League.[4] Tuncay always stated that his dream was to eventually play for a European Club, and moved away from Fenerbahçe on a Bosman transfer.

During his five years at the club, he scored a total of 12 Champions League goals in 26 appearances for Fenerbahçe.[5] His first being against Panathinaikos in a 4–1 defeat in the second round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.

After he had left Fenerbahçe, his former manager, Brazilian Legend Zico, stated:

"Tuncay has been a great loss to us, he was the one giving us the soul and the hope. Now that he is gone we miss that piece of soul and hope. He is a great person, and I wish him the best of luck in his new team. Even though he is now gone, I still wish he will come back."[6][7][8]

Middlesbrough

On 13 June 2007, Middlesbrough confirmed they had agreed personal terms with Tuncay and the move was now subject to a medical. Tuncay arrived in Middlesbrough on 18 June 2007,[9] having signed a four-year contract.[10] After passing his medical on 22 June 2007,[11] he attained a work permit on 4 July 2007, and completed his free transfer.[12]

Tuncay during his first season with Middlesbrough

In July 2007, Tuncay was interviewed by the Evening Gazette and talked about his ambitions for the upcoming season. He said: "My aim was to play in Europe one day and I have done that in previous seasons. It is also very important for me to play in the Premier League and that, too, is going to happen. But I want to get Middlesbrough back into Europe. That is my target.[13]"

On 15 July 2007, Tuncay made his debut in Boro shirt against German team Schalke 04 in Austria.[14]

Known for his passionate affinity with fans at his beloved Fenerbahçe, Tuncay has developed the same kind of relationship with the fans of Middlesbrough. His efforts aren't going unnoticed, with Middlesbrough supporters singing in his favour, "We've only got one player!" in reference to their admiration of his non-stop attitude.[15]

Tuncay's endless energy and passion shown during matches has won him many plaudits. In May 2009, Matt Le Tissier of Sky Sports acknowledged his performances: "If they [Boro] had 11 Tuncay's they'd be in the top half of the table; this boy is quality, he works his socks off as well. He showed great technique with the overhead kick and was a great example for the rest of the team – it's just a shame there are not a few more like him in the side."[16]

The 2008–09 season saw him pick up all four of the club's major awards for 2009: the Players Player of the Year, Garmin Player of the Year, the Middlesbrough FC Official Supporters’ Club Prize and the Terrace Legends Award.[17] He won the Player of the Year with a massive 75% of the vote.[18]

Although the 2008–09 season was a successful one for Tuncay, Middlesbrough were relegated to the Championship after a terrible season, which saw them create a new club-record, and match a League record of 12 consecutive away defeats.[19] Tuncay had expressed his desire to continue playing in the Premier League.[20] However, he began the 2009–10 season as a Boro player and played in 3 matches in the Championship, coming on as a substitute in all 3 games. He scored two goals in the process: the third goal in a 3–0 victory away to Swansea City in the second league game of the season,[21][22] and the following week, scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory against Doncaster Rovers,[23] scoring within 60 seconds of coming on.[24]

He turned down the chance to move abroad, after German Bundesliga clubs Wolfsburg[25] and Stuttgart[26][27] and Spanish La Liga side Villareal[28][29] making offers for him, in favour of staying in England. Prior to the end of the transfer window, he left Middlesbrough and joined Premier League side Stoke City.

Season 2007–08

Tuncay took time to settle in the Premier League. He went 12 league games without a goal but then scored 3 in 3 games. The first was a headed goal from a Luke Young cross, on 1 December 2007 in a 1–1 draw against Reading. The second, the following week, was the winner in a 2–1 victory over Arsenal. His third, in a 1–0 victory over Derby County, was a superb volley from a Stewart Downing cross which won the BBC Match of the Day Goal of the Month award for December 2007, and was later nominated for Goal of the Season.[30]

On 29 December 2007, he scored his fourth goal in Boro's 1–0 away victory against Portsmouth[31] which was the first time in 54 years that Middlesbrough had won at Fratton Park in the top flight.[32] His next goal was a seventh minute header against Liverpool to give Middlesbrough the lead. However, a Fernando Torres hattrick, meant Middlesbrough lost 3–2 at Anfield. On the 31st match day of the season he again scored the winning goal against Derby County in a match that ended 1–0. Tuncay then scored two goals against Sunderland and Portsmouth later on in the season to take his tally to eight goals for the season. In his first season for Middlesbrough he was their second leading goal scorer behind Stewart Downing with nine.[33]

Season 2008–09
Tuncay in the tunnel before a match at the Riverside

Tuncay started off the season brightly, his first league goal being the winner against Stoke City, in the third league game of the season. After a knee injury while playing for Turkey against Belgium in the World Cup Qualifiers in early September 2008, Tuncay was sidelined for five weeks.[34][35] He returned to first team action against Blackburn Rovers on 10 October, and scored an overhead kick goal which was wrongly ruled out for offside. Tuncay scored his first brace in the Premier League in a 2–1 away win at Aston Villa on 9 November 2008.

In December 2008, newspapers speculated that he was wanted by Chelsea in the January 2009 transfer window, in a rumoured £8 million bid by Luiz Felipe Scolari.[36] Gareth Southgate laughed off the rumours suggesting that Chelsea could get him for such a small fee, saying that if he was even to start to consider selling him, then Chelsea's bid would have to be much higher.[37]

Tuncay scored two goals in as many games; during his side's 2–0 victories over both West Ham in the FA Cup and against Liverpool in the league, with the latter bringing an end to both Liverpool's 15-match unbeaten run, and Boro's 14-match winless run in the league. The win against West Ham takes Boro to their fourth Quarter Final in the FA Cup in four consecutive seasons. Against Tottenham in March, he had 2 goals again ruled out for offside, in a game which Tottenham defeated Boro 4–0. April 2009 saw Tuncay score Boro's quickest goal of the season, just 3 minutes into the game. The match, against Hull, finished 3–1 to Middlesbrough in what was described as a "must-win game" by manager Gareth Southgate.

In May 2009 he was named Boro's Player of the Year. On 16 May, in the penultimate game of the season, he scored a superb overhead kick goal against Aston Villa, which won him another BBC Goal of the Month award.[38] In the vital game, an injury to captain Stewart Downing in the 23 minute meant that Tuncay took the captain's armband. This was the first time he has played as captain for Boro, and played a vital role in midfield.

Despite Tuncay's efforts, Middlesbrough were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after suffering a 2–1 defeat away to West Ham. Middlesbrough had spent the whole second half of the season in the relegation zone. In the final game of the season Tuncay, Boro's captain, provided the assist to Boro's goal, however could not lead Middlesbrough to the win they desperately needed. In a disappointing season which saw Boro score only 28 league goals, Tuncay ended the season as their top scorer with 7 league goals, a quarter of Boro's total.[33]

Stoke City

Tuncay signed for Stoke City on 28 August 2009 for a fee of £5 million[39] and signed a four-year contract.[40] He became manager Tony Pulis' fifth signing of the summer transfer window,[41] having also signed his Middlesbrough teammate Robert Huth the previous day.[42] He was eligible to play for Stoke the day after his transfer in the fourth league game of the season, and made his debut coming on as a substitute for Ricardo Fuller in the 84th minute,[43] against Sunderland at the Britannia Stadium.[44][45] He made his first start for Stoke in a third-round Carling Cup game against Blackpool,[46] setting up two goals and winning a penalty.[47] He continued to make only brief substitute appearances in the Premier League. A significant moment came during an away match to Hull on 8 November 2009, in which he was substituted off in the 87th minute after only coming on six minutes earlier.[48] Although much was made after the event, Tuncay subsequently denied rumours that he was unhappy and insisted that his future lies with the Premier League club.[49][50] After eight brief substitute league appearances, he made his first start away to Arsenal on 5 December 2009. He scored his first goal for Stoke in the Premier League on the 12 December 2009 in a home match against Wigan. He also scored the first premier league goal of 2010 when he headed a 12th minute goal against Fulham on 5 January.[51]. Over the course of the season Tuncay only started 13 games.[52]

International career

Tuncay is the captain of the Turkey National Team,[1] and has scored 22 international goals in 72 appearances to date.[53]

Tuncay has scored two international hattricks for Turkey. His first came against Switzerland in the 2006 World Cup qualifying play-off match. The game ended 4–2, however the Swiss advanced due to the away goals rule, and meant Turkey would not play in the finals of the 2006 World Cup.[54] His second international hattrick came in November 2008 in a friendly with Austria.[55]

Confederations Cup 2003

Turkey took part in the FIFA Confederations Cup for the first time in 2003 after finishing third at the World Cup the previous year. Tuncay made his full international debut for the Turkish national team on 19 June 2003, having been promoted the day before when he scored twice in a match for the Under-21 side.[56]

His debut came against the USA. Just three minutes after the USA had taken the lead, he won a penalty after being fouled by Danny Califf and Frankie Hejduk. He then went on to score the winner in the second half, after picking up Volkan Arslan's cross to slot the ball past the USA keeper Tim Howard.[57]

He went on to score three goals and get an assist which won him the Silver Shoe Award and the Silver Ball Award, for the second best player, at the competition. Turkey finished in third place. He won many plaudits during the competition, with British press claiming that Turkey "have unearthed a gem".[58] Tuncay, along with Argentina's Gabriel Batistuta, currently holds the record for scoring the quickest goal in the history of the Confederations Cup for scoring within 120 seconds.[59]

Euro 2008

During the qualifying rounds of the tournament, Tuncay played eleven games, scoring three goals. He won his 50th international cap on 21 November 2007 in the final qualification game against Bosnia-Herzegovina. Turkey won 1–0 which secured a place in the finals of Euro 2008 the following summer.

Tuncay played a major part in Turkey's progression to the semi-finals in Austria and Switzerland, as Turkey came from behind to win three games and earn the title "Comeback Kings".[60][61]

In the final group-stage game of Euro 2008, against the Czech Republic, Tuncay went in goal to play as a goalkeeper for the final few minutes, after starting goalkeeper Volkan Demirel was sent off for a push on Jan Koller, and Turkey having made all their substitutions.[62][63]

He picked up a second yellow card in the quarter-finals against Croatia which meant that he was suspended for the semi-finals against Germany.[64][65] Drawing 2–2 until the 90th minute, having just scored minutes earlier to bring the score level, Turkey were undone by a German team who themselves had to come from behind to win the game.[66] Tuncay registed two assists, in his four games during the 2008 European Championships finals.

2010 World Cup

After a World Cup qualifier on 6 September 2008 between Armenia and Turkey, two sides which have historical political problems, both teams received a FIFA Fair Play Award for 2008.[67] As captain of the side, Tuncay collected the award on behalf of the team in January 2009.[68][69] During the qualifying round Tuncay managed three goals and two assists in the seven games he played, although Turkey failed to qualify from Group 5.

Playing Style

He is most suited to playing in the 'hole' or as a second striker, but can also play right across the midfield and in attack.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Club Division Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England England League FA Cup Carling Cup Europe Total
Stoke City Premier League 2009–10 21 4 5 1 2 0 - 28 5
Club Total 21 4 5 1 2 0 0 0 28 5
Middlesbrough Championship 2009–10 3 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 2
Premier League 2008–09 33 7 4 1 0 0 - 37 8
2007–08 34 8 3 0 1 0 - 38 8
Club Total 70 17 7 1 1 0 0 0 78 18
Turkey Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Süper Kupa Europe Total
Fenerbahçe Süper Lig 2006–07 33 9 6 1 - 12 6 51 16
2005–06 30 15 8 1 - 5 0 43 16
2004–05 31 7 5 1 - 8 5 44 13
2003–04 31 19 4 3 - 0 0 35 22
2002–03 29 9 1 0 - 1 1 31 10
Club Total 154 59 24 6 0 0 26 12 204 77
Sakaryaspor First League 2001–02 35 16 2 1 - - 37 17
2000–01 31 16 0 0 - - 31 16
Club Total 66 32 2 1 0 0 0 0 68 33
TOTAL England 91 21 12 2 3 0 - 106 23
Turkey 220 91 26 7 - 26 12 272 110
CAREER TOTAL 311 111 37 10 3 0 26 12 378 133
Correct as of 24 January 2010[33][5][70]

Club appearance data

European Cup goals

International goals

Honours

Turkey Turkey

Turkey Fenerbahçe

Individual

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