İskender Alın

İskender Alın
Personal information
Full name İskender Alın
Date of birth 28 February 1984 (1984-02-28) (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Beykoz, Turkey[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position Striker
Youth career
2001–02 Yimpaş Yozgatspor
2003 İstanbulspor A.Ş.
2003–04 Fenerbahçe S.K.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Bakırköyspor 41 (16)
2006–2009 Kartalspor 78 (37)
2009–2011 İstanbul B.B. 64 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2010[1].
† Appearances (Goals).

İskender Alın (born 28 February 1984) is a Turkish professional football player who most recently played for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, as a striker.

Life and career

Alın began his football career when Yimpaş Yozgatspor signed him to a youth contract in 2001. He proceeded to bounce around at local clubs İstanbulspor and Fenerbahçe. He finished his youth career with 19 goals in 78 matches.[1]

Alın made his professional breakthrough with Istanbul-based club Bakırköyspor in 2004. He was transferred to Kartalspor in 2006, and was transferred once more during the 2009 winter transfer window, this time to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. He found his form in the 2009–10 season when he netted 10 goals, good enough for tenth place on the top scorers list.[1]

On 14th July 2011 he was arrested because of match-fixing in Istanbul BB-Beşiktaş.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e İSKENDER ALIN tff.org (Turkish), accessed 20 May 2010
  2. ^ 12 Iskender Alin transfermarkt.de (German), accessed 20 May 2010
  3. ^ Şikede yeni şok! 5 tutuklama (Turkish)