Salih Uçan

Salih Uçan
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994
Place of birth Marmaris, Muğla, Turkey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Roma (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
Number 48
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2012 Bucaspor 24 (1)
2012– Fenerbahçe 30 (3)
2014– → Roma (loan) 7 (0)
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 8 (1)
2013 Turkey U21 4 (0)
2013 Turkey 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

Salih Uçan (Turkish pronunciation: [saːlih ut͡ʃan], born 6 January 1994) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Fenerbahçe.

Club career

Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe signed Uçan for €1.4 million 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, on 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]

Roma

Italian giants Roma started to negotiate with Fenerbahçe during 2013–14 winter transfer window. Fenerbahçe didn't want to sell him claiming that he was an important part of the team and they didn't want to sell him in the middle of the season. But A.S. Roma director of football Walter Sabatini didn't stop to chase Uçan. As Fenerbahçe signed Diego for Uçan's position, two clubs started negotiations again at the end of the season and Uçan was loaned to A.S. Roma for two years, for a fee of €4 million with a buy-out clause of €11.5 million. Uçan made his official Roma debut in the 3-0 victory against Chievo on 18 October 2014.

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

As of 16 December 2015.
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bucaspor 2010–11 0020—20
2011–12 24 110—251
Total 24130—271
Fenerbahçe
2012–13 1039071264
2013–14 1601000170
Total 26310071434
Roma (loan)
2014–15 40000040
2015–16 30102060
Total 701020100
Career total 57414091805

Honours

Club

Fenerbahçe

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup

References

  1. ↑ "FENERBAHÇEMİZ ÇEYREK FİNALDE". Fenerbahce.org. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Orduspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahce.org. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

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