Halil Altıntop

Halil Altıntop
Personal information
Full name Halil Altıntop
Date of birth (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 5
Youth career
1991–1992 Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen-Süd
1992–1997 TuS Rotthausen
1997–2000 Wattenscheid 09[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Wattenscheid 09 81 (38)
2003–2004 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 3 (4)
2003–2006 1. FC Kaiserslautern 91 (28)
2006–2010 Schalke 04 96 (16)
2010–2011 Eintracht Frankfurt 49 (3)
2011–2013 Trabzonspor 61 (13)
2013–2017 FC Augsburg 115 (20)
2017– Slavia Prague 0 (0)
National team
2000 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2001 Turkey U20 1 (0)
2003 Turkey U21 9 (1)
2004 Turkey A2 1 (0)
2005–2011 Turkey 38 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:51, 5 June 2017 (UTC).

Halil Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation: [häˈlil äɫˈtɯnto̞p], born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Slavia Prague.[3] He is the identical twin brother of SV Darmstadt 98 player Hamit Altıntop. He can be deployed as a centre-forward or as a winger or attacking midfielder.

Career

Altıntop started his professional career in the local German club Wattenscheid 09 along with his brother. As successful performances grabbed the attention of bigger clubs, Altıntop was transferred to Kaiserslautern, and his brother to Schalke. Altıntop, who plays as a striker, finished third highest scorer in the Bundesliga for the 2005–06 season with 20 goals. At the end of that season he joined his brother at Schalke on a free transfer. However, after only one season, his brother Hamit Altıntop joined Bayern Munich on another free deal. On 27 January 2010, he dissolved his contract with Schalke and joined Eintracht Frankfurt.[4]

After Eintracht Frankfurt were relegated in the 2010–11 season Altıntop was transferred to Turkish side Trabzonspor signing a three-year contract.

Altıntop joined FC Augsburg in summer 2013.[5] He finished the 2016–17 season with 6 goals and 2 assists in 31 matches.[5] At the end of the season he announced his decision not to renew his contract with club. In this time at Augsburg, he made 116 appearances in the Bundesliga scoring 20 goals and contributing 12 assists.[5]

In June 2017, Altıntop moved to SK Slavia Prague of the Czech First League.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 June 2017.[2]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wattenscheid 09 2000–01 Regionalliga 145——145
2001–02 34143414
2002–03 33163316
Total 8135——8135
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2003–04 Bundesliga 2721010292
2004–05 30610—316
2005–06 3420213621
Total 912841109629
Schalke 04 2006–07 Bundesliga 3462120387
2007–08 2562070346
2008–09 3144182437
2009–10 6031—91
Total 961611317212421
Eintracht Frankfurt 2009–10 Bundesliga 153——153
2010–11 34032372
Total 49332—525
Trabzonspor 2011–12 Süper Lig 3461030386
2012–13 277102914610
Total 61131121218416
FC Augsburg 2013–14 Bundesliga 341031—3711
2014–15 31310323
2015–16 1912051262
2016–17 31620—336
Total 11520815112822
Career total 493115379354565128

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2005 Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 6–0 6–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2. 8 October 2005 İstanbul, Turkey  Germany 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3. 2 June 2006 Sittard, Netherlands  Angola 3–2 3–2 Friendly
4. 8 September 2007 Valletta, Malta  Malta 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5. 12 September 2007 İstanbul, Turkey  Hungary 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
6. 20 August 2008 İzmit, Turkey  Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7. 2 June 2009 Kayseri, Turkey  Azerbaijan 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8. 14 October 2009 Bursa, Turkey  Armenia 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 14 October 2009.

Personal life

He is the identical twin brother of footballer Hamit Altıntop.

References

  1. ↑ "Halil Altintop". whoscored.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Altintop, Halil" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bundesliga transfer news: Augsburg sign Halil Altintop". Sky Sports. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Halil Altintop" (in German). eintracht.de. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 "Augsburg bedauert: Altintop "macht den Weg frei"". kicker Online (in German). 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Halil Altintop spielt nächste Saison Champions League". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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