Volkan Babacan
 Babacan with Manisaspor in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Volkan Babacan | ||
| Date of birth | August 11, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Manisaspor | 72 | (0) |
| 2014– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 42 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Turkey U16 | 21 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Turkey U17 | 32 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Turkey U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2005 | Turkey Olympic | 4 | (0) |
| 2014– | Turkey | 10 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2015. | |||
Volkan Babacan (born 11 August 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for İstanbul Başakşehir.[1]
Babacan was a star at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, taking Turkey to 3rd place. He made his full international debut on 13 October 2014 in a 1–1 draw away to Latvia in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.
International Career
Volkan Babacan was used for most of the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying matches, replacing Volkan Demirel after a dispute with the fans. Out of the 10 matches Volkan Babacan played, he got 4 clean sheets; the most shocking one being against the Netherlands National Football Team where Turkey won 3-0. Turkey ended up getting 3rd place and got ranked the best 3rd place team, automatically sending them to the UEFA Euro 2016 finals in France. Volkan Babacan is most likely going to get put in Fatih Terim's Turkey squad for the tournament.
Honours
- Individual
- Fenerbahçe
References
- ↑ "VOLKAN BABACAN". tff.org. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Volkan Babacan. |
- Volkan Babacan – UEFA competition record
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