İsmail Köybaşı
.jpg) Köybaşı with Turkey in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | İskenderunspor | ||
| 2006 | İskenderun Kartalspor | ||
| 2006–2008 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Gaziantepspor | 25 | (0) |
| 2009–2016 | Beşiktaş | 111 | (2) |
| 2016– | Fenerbahçe | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Turkey U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Turkey U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009– | Turkey | 19 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 July 2016[1]. | |||
İsmail Köybaşı (born 10 July 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
Early life and club career
Born to a family from İskenderun, Köybaşı had begun to play football for İskenderunspor, a local club. Köybaşı started out as an attacking midfielder, but move to left back after recommendations from his colleagues.[2] He briefly played for another local club, İskenderun Kartalspor, before joining Gaziantepspor in 2006.[1]
Gaziantepspor
Köybaşı began his professional career in the youth divisions of Gaziantepspor. On 6 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract. He featured in 24 matches with 21 starts during the 2008–09 season. At the end of the season, he was linked with the big four clubs of Turkey,[3] choosing Beşiktaş in the end.
Beşiktaş
Köybaşı joined Beşiktaş in June 2009 for a fee of €6.5 million, as well as an exchange of two Beşiktaş players.[4][5] He began playing with the team during pre-season friendlies, and made his competitive debut in a Super Cup match against Fenerbahçe on 2 August 2009.[6][7] In November 2009, he provided the assist to Rodrigo Tello's goal in a 1–0 victory at Old Trafford against Manchester Utd in the Champions League.[8] It was the first time since February 2005, spanning 23 games, that United had lost a group stage Champions League fixture at home. He scored his first league goal against Ankaragücü in December 2009.[1]
In September 2011, He provided two assists against Bursaspor, one from the free kick when Tomáš Sivok scored with his head in the 87th minute and the second with a cross to Filip Hološko who also scored with his head in the 90th minute securing the victory of 2-1 in an away game.
Fenerbahçe
On July, 14, 2016, He signed 3 years contract with the club.[9]
International career
Köybaşı has featured for Turkey at U-21's level, where he has gained five caps. Köybaşı was called up to senior national team by Fatih Terim for a friendly match against Ukraine on 12 August 2009.[10][11] He won his first cap, replacing Arda Turan in the 86th minute.[12][13]
Career statistics
As of 15 May 2016.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Gaziantepspor | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Beşiktaş | 2009–10 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 111 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 169 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 197 | 2 | ||
Honours
- Beşiktaş
References
- 1 2 3 4 İSMAİL KÖYBAŞI tff.org (Turkish), accessed 28 August 2010
- ↑ "10 numara sol bek: İsmail Köybaşı" (in Turkish). tff.org.tr. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
- ↑ "İsmail Köybaşı paylaşılamıyor!" (in Turkish). milliyet.com.tr. 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş İsmail Köybaşı'nı transfer etti" (in Turkish). goal.com.tr. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş İsmail Köybaşı'yla Anlaştı." (in Turkish). spor.haberler.com. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ "Beşiktaş:0 – Fenerbahçe:2" (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Süper Kupa'nın sahibi Fenerbahçe oldu!" (in Turkish). miliyet.com.tr. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Man Utd 0–1 Besiktas". BBC Sport. 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
- ↑ Köybaşı signed contract
- ↑ "İsmail Köybaşı İlk Kez A Milli Takım'da" (in Turkish). bjk.com.tr. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Millî Takım'da Önder ve İsmail sürprizi" (in Turkish). zaman.com.tr. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ↑ "Squad announced for Ukraine friendly". Turkish Football Federation.
- ↑ "Ukraine 0–3 Turkey". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
External links
- TFF Profile (Turkish)
- İsmail Köybaşı – UEFA competition record
- Köybaşı interview on Tam Saha, TFF official magazine (Turkish)
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