| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rıdvan Şimşek | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Konak, İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wingback | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Karabükspor (on loan from Beşiktaş) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Karşıyaka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Karşıyaka | 27 | (0) |
| 2009– | Beşiktaş | 6 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Karabükspor (loan) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Turkey U-18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Turkey U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009– | Turkey U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Rıdvan Şimşek (born 17 January 1991) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right wingback for Karabükspor in the Süper Lig, on loan from Beşiktaş.[1]
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Named by his father, inspired by Rıdvan Dilmen,[2] a prominent striker in Turkish football history, Şimşek began his career with Karşıyaka at the age of 12.[3] He made his professional debut at the age of 17 in a TFF First League match against Kasımpaşa S.K. on September 2008, and became a regular line-up member for the team.[2]
Şimşek joined Beşiktaş in June 2009 for 1.25 million TRY.[4][5][6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karşıyaka | 2008–09[7] | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
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