İbrahim Toraman

İbrahim Toraman
Personal information
Full name İbrahim Toraman
Date of birth November 20, 1981 (1981-11-20) (age 30)
Place of birth Sivas, Turkey
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Playing position Central Defender, Right Back,
Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Beşiktaş
Number 5
Youth career
DSİ Sivas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2004 Gaziantepspor 144 (20)
2004– Beşiktaş 200 (15)
National team
2002– Turkey 31 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

İbrahim Toraman (born 20 November 1981 in Sivas), is a Turkish footballer. He plays as a defender in center or right back positions. He currently plays for Beşiktaş J.K. and the national side.

His career started with local club Sivas DSİ Spor, playing 6 years at the amateur level. He was named 2nd best player out of all amateur level teams in Turkey. Professionally, Toraman played for Gaziantepspor and attracted attention with his success. In his last 2 years at Gaziantepspor, he was reportedly added to the top of many teams' transfer lists. Toraman, was signed by Istanbul club Beşiktaş J.K. in the 2004/05 pre-season on a 3 year contract with a transfer fee of $2.5 million.

He is known for his speed, aerial ability, heading and tackling skills. He is considered as one of Turkey's best defenders.

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Honours

Turkey
Beşiktaş

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 8, 2005 Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 6–0 WCQ

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