Volkan Babacan
 Babacan with Turkey in 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Volkan Babacan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Manisaspor | 72 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 231 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Turkey Olympic | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Turkey | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Volkan Babacan (Turkish: [voɫkan babadʒan]; born 11 August 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for İstanbul Başakşehir.
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 Babacan played, he got 4 clean sheets. 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. He was part of the Turkey national team for Euro 2016.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 February 2024.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2003–04 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| İstanbulspor (loan) | 2006–07 | 1. Lig | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Manisaspor | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 1. Lig | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 73 | 0 | |||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 231 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 380 | 0 | ||
Honours
Fenerbahce
İstanbul Başakşehir
References
- ^ "Volkan Babacan". İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ Volkan Babacan at Soccerway
- ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
External links
- Volkan Babacan – UEFA competition record (archive)
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