İsmail Köybaşı

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İsmail Köybaşı

Köybaşı in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-07-10) July 10, 1989
Place of birthİskenderun, Hatay, Turkey
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionLeft wingback
Club information
Current clubBeşiktaş
Number3
Youth career
2003–2006İskenderunspor
2006İskenderun Kartalspor
2006–2008Gaziantepspor
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2009Gaziantepspor25(1)
2009–Beşiktaş66(2)
National team‡
2008Turkey U191(0)
2008Turkey U202(0)
2009–2010Turkey U216(0)
2009–Turkey11(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 Dec 2013[1].

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2011

İsmail Köybaşı (born 10 July 1989) is a Turkish international footballer who plays as a left wingback for Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig.[1]

Early life and club career

Born to a family from İskenderun, Köybaşı had begun to play football for İskenderunspor, a local club. Köybaşı started out as an attacking midfielder, but move to left back after recommendations from his colleagues.[2] He briefly played for another local club, İskenderun Kartalspor, before joining Gaziantepspor in 2006.[1]

Gaziantepspor

Köybaşı began his professional career in the youth divisions of Gaziantepspor. On 6 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract. He featured in 24 matches with 21 starts during the 2008–09 season.[3] At the end of the season, he was linked with the big four clubs of Turkey,[4] choosing Beşiktaş in the end.

Beşiktaş

Köybaşı joined Beşiktaş in June 2009 for a fee of €6.5 million, as well as an exchange of two Beşiktaş players.[3][5][6][7][8] He began playing with the team during pre-season friendlies, and made his competitive debut in a Super Cup match against Fenerbahçe on 2 August 2009.[9][10] In November 2009, he provided the assist to Rodrigo Tello's goal in a 1–0 victory at Old Trafford against Manchester Utd in the Champions League.[11] It was the first time since February 2005, spanning 23 games, that United had lost a group stage Champions League fixture at home.[citation needed] He scored his first league goal against Ankaragücü in December 2009.[1]

In September 2011, He provided two assists against Bursaspor, one from the free kick when Tomáš Sivok scored with his head in the 87th minute and the second with a cross to Filip Hološko who also scored with his head in the 90th minute securing the victory of 2-1 in an away game.

International career

Köybaşı has featured for Turkey at U-21's level, where he has gained five caps. Köybaşı was called up to senior national team by Fatih Terim for a friendly match against Ukraine on 12 August 2009.[12][13] He won his first cap, replacing Arda Turan in the 86th minute.[14][15]

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 İSMAİL KÖYBAŞI tff.org (Turkish), accessed 28 August 2010
  2. ↑ "10 numara sol bek: İsmail Köybaşı". tff.org.tr. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-02-07. (Turkish)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "İsmail Köybaşı Beşiktaşlı oldu.". ntvmsnbv.com. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-05. (Turkish)
  4. ↑ "İsmail Köybaşı paylaşılamıyor!". milliyet.com.tr. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-07-02. (Turkish)
  5. ↑ "İsmail Köybaşı Beşiktaş'ta". hurriyet.com.tr. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-02. (Turkish)
  6. ↑ "İsmail Köybaşı için 6.5 milyon euro". radikal.com.tr. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-02-07. (Turkish)
  7. ↑ "Beşiktaş İsmail Köybaşı'nı transfer etti". goal.com.tr. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-02. (Turkish)
  8. ↑ "Beşiktaş İsmail Köybaşı'yla Anlaştı.". spor.haberler.com. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-05. (Turkish)
  9. ↑ "Beşiktaş:0 – Fenerbahçe:2". bjk.com.tr. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-08-10.  (Turkish)
  10. ↑ Kupanin sahibi Fenerbahce oldu&KategoriID=14 "Süper Kupa'nın sahibi Fenerbahçe oldu!". miliyet.com.tr. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-08-10.  (Turkish)
  11. ↑ "Man Utd 0–1 Besiktas". BBC Sport. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-25. 
  12. ↑ "İsmail Köybaşı İlk Kez A Milli Takım’da". bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 2009-08-10.  (Turkish)
  13. ↑ "Millî Takım'da Önder ve İsmail sürprizi". zaman.com.tr. Retrieved 2009-08-08.  (Turkish)
  14. ↑ "Squad announced for Ukraine friendly". Turkish Football Federation. 
  15. ↑ "Ukraine 0–3 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2009-08-12. 

External links

Beşiktaş J.K. – current squad
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