Deniz Naki
 Naki in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Düren, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | FC Düren 77 | ||
| 2003–2005 | FC Düren-Niederau | ||
| 2005–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 36 | (7) |
| 2009 | → Rot Weiss Ahlen (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | FC St. Pauli | 71 | (12) |
| 2012–2013 | SC Paderborn 07 | 23 | (2) |
| 2013– | Gençlerbirliği | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 15 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U20 | 6 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Deniz Naki (born 9 July 1989) is a Turkish-German footballer. He currently plays for Gençlerbirliği as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Naki began his football career at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but could never make it past its reserves.
On 2 February 2009, he was loaned to Rot Weiss Ahlen, playing eleven games and scoring four goals in his short spell.[1] On 8 February, he made his professional debut in the second division, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Marco Reus in a match against FC Augsburg.[2]
On 25 June 2009, Naki left Bayer Leverkusen and signed a three-year contract with FC St. Pauli at the Millerntor-Stadion.[3] He caused controversy on 2 November when, after scoring his team's second goal away at rivals FC Hansa Rostock (2–0 win), he celebrated with a 'cut-throat' gesture towards the opposing fans.[4] He helped with seven league goals as St. Pauli returned to the top level.
Following an unsuccessful trial at Nottingham Forest, Naki completed a move to SC Paderborn 07, signing a two year contract with the 2. Bundesliga side in the summer of 2012.
International career
As a member of the Germany U-19 team, Naki represented the nation at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, played in the Czech Republic.[5]
References
- ↑ "RW Ahlen leiht Deniz Naki" [RW Ahlen loans Deniz Naki] (in German). transfermarkt.de. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "Tolles Solo von Großkreutz" [Nice solo by Großkreutz] (in German). kicker. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
- ↑ "Deniz Naki wechselt ans Millerntor" [Deniz Naki moves to Millerntor] (in German). transfermarkt.de. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "Cut-Throat: Deniz Naki (St. Pauli) provokes Rostock fans with an unsavoury gesture". 101 Great Goals. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "Horst Hrubesch will U19-Europameister werden" [Horst Hrubesch wants to become U19 European champion] (in German). transfermarkt.de. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
External links
- Deniz Naki at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Deniz Naki at transfermarkt.de (German)
| |||||