Fatih Sonkaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fatih Sonkaya | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Oltu, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Erciyesspor | ||
| Number | 81 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Heerlerhei | |||
| Swift Roermond | |||
| Heerlen | |||
| Roda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2004 | Roda | 94 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → VVV (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Beşiktaş | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Porto | 5 | (0) |
| 2006 | Porto B | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Académica (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Roda (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2009 | Khazar Lankaran | 11 | (0) |
| 2010– | Erciyesspor | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Turkey | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:01, 9 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fatih Sonkaya (born 1 July 1981) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Kayseri Erciyesspor as a right defender.
He also holds Dutch nationality, due to the many years spent in that country.
Club career
Although born in Oltu, Eastern Anatolia, Turkey, Sonkaya spent most of his youth in Heerlen, Netherlands where he, together with older brother Özcan, started playing soccer at RKSV Heerlen. He started his professional career at Roda JC in 1998 and, after six seasons (three as first-choice), with a loan to VVV-Venlo in between, transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. in his homeland.
In 2005–06, Sonkaya moved to Portuguese club F.C. Porto, and collected the league winner's medal, albeit playing sparingly. The following season he was loaned to Académica de Coimbra also in the country, appearing in just four top division contests.
After another loan, now back in Holland with Roda, Sonkaya was released in June 2008 and joined Bursaspor. However, midway through the season, he moved to Azerbaijan's FK Khazar Lankaran.
In February 2010, Sonkaya returned to his country, signing with Kayseri Erciyesspor in the second level.
International career
A Turkish international since 2003, Sonkaya gained six caps, and appeared twice in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as the national side finished third (two 2–1 wins).
Honours
- Turkey:
- FIFA Confederations Cup: Third place 2003
Personal
On some soccer websites, Sonkaya and his brother were sometimes confused, placing Özcan at Roda, while Fatih is viewed as playing for MVV Maastricht.
External links
- Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Roda JC profile (Dutch)
- Fatih Sonkaya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fatih Sonkaya – FIFA competition record
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