Salih Uçan
 Uçan with Fenerbahçe in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salih Uçan | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Marmaris, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Barcelona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Marmaris Belediye | ||
| 2008–2010 | Bucaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010–2012 | Bucaspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2012– | Fenerbahçe | 15 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Turkey U15 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U16 | 14 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Turkey U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Salih Uçan (Turkish pronunciation: [saːlih ut͡ʃan], born 6 January 1994) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig.
Club career
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe signed Uçan for €1.400.000 on 6 June 2012, for a five-year contract worth €220.000 per season. This transfer fee marked the highest fee paid to a Turkish youth player. The first half of the season, Salih mostly sat in the bench and was substituted in a few games. Compared to other Turkish players at his age, Salih had a pretty impressive first half because he at least able to enter the game. However after the winter break with the start of the second half, Salih started finding more and more chances to play. Impressively, he used the opportunities wisely and finally, in 14 March 2013, he scored his debut goal for the club in an UEFA Europa League match against Viktoria Plzeň in the 16th round. His contribution helped Fenerbahçe secure qualification to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 1–1 draw in the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[1] He also scored two fantastic goals against Orduspor on 7 April 2013, and again his contribution helped Fenerbahçe to win 4 games in a row in the Süper Lig.[2]
International career
Uçan played all the age categories for Turkish national team. He was also a part of Turkey national under-20 football team during the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 15 November 2013, Salih played his first national match for Turkey against Northern Ireland in Adana.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bucaspor | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||
| 2012–13 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 5 | ||
- As of 21 August 2013[3]
Honours
- Turkish Cup (1): 2012–13
Notes
- ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
References
- ↑ "FENERBAHÇEMİZ ÇEYREK FİNALDE". Fenerbahce.org. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ↑ "Orduspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahce.org. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ↑ "Salih Uçan Statistics". www.mackolik.com. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
External links
- Salih Uçan at TFF.org
- Salih Uçan at Mackolik.com
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