Burak Çalık

Burak Çalık
Personal information
Full name Burak Çalık
Date of birth 5 February 1989 (1989-02-05) (age 23)
Place of birth Erzincan, Turkey
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Samsunspor
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2006 Erzincanspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–08 Erzincanspor 20 (7)
2008–11 Altay 74 (23)
2011– Samsunspor 0 (0)
National team
2009– Turkey U-21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2011

Burak Çalık (born 5 February 1989) is a Turkish youth international footballer who currently plays as a striker for Samsunspor.[1]

Life and career

Çalık was born in Erzincan, the capital of Erzincan Province. He started his football career with the local club Erzincanspor in 2001. He competed in the youth leagues until 2006, when he was promoted to the senior team. He played a total of 20 matches in the TFF First League, netting seven goals. Altay signed the forward in 2008.[2] He has since been capped by the Turkey national under-21 football team,[2] chosen as the best player of the year in the TFF First League,[3] and attracted interest from Süper Lig clubs.[4] Çalık signed a one-year extension with Altay at the end of the 2009–10 season. His current contract runs until May 2012.[5]

International career

Çalık was first called up to the Turkey national under-21 football team in the summer of 2009, and earned his first cap in a friendly against Azerbaijan.[6] He has also been called up for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying matches, as well as Akdeniz Cup matches.[2]

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