Berkay Dabanlı
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Berkay Tolga Dabanlı | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt am Main, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Eskişehirspor | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Blau-Gelb Frankfurt | ||
| 2004–2008 | SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach | ||
| 2008–2009 | FSV Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | FSV Frankfurt II | 29 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen II | 29 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Kayserispor | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → 1. FC Nürnberg II | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Eskişehirspor | 20 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2015 (UTC). | |||
Berkay Tolga Dabanlı (born 27 June 1990) is a Turkish-German footballer who plays as a defender for Eskişehirspor.
He was born and raised in Germany and played until he was 18 for smaller clubs in and around his home town Frankfurt am Main. In 2008 however he managed to join 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt, the second most important club in Frankfurt. There he stayed two years and became a regular for the second team during his second season. In an interview Dabanlı revealed that he got in fact an offer by Eintracht Frankfurt, the leading club in Frankfurt, but his parents did not admit a move to such a big club since they wanted him to focus on school and to finally attain Abitur.[2]
In 2010 he attracted the attention of Bayer Leverkusen, an UEFA Champions League regular for Germany. But also there he did not get beyond the second team. Subsequently, although having had offers by 2. Bundesliga clubs, he made a move to Turkey, the homeland of his ancestors, and played from July 2011 to December 2012 for Kayserispor in the Süper Lig. For them he also made his Süper Lig debut on 24 February 2012.
In January 2013 he signed a half year contract at Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, which was later extended until June 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dabanli, Berkay" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ↑ "Bin überglücklich, hier zu sein" (in German). fcn.de. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ↑ "Berkay Dabanli verlängert Vertrag beim Club" (in German). fcn.de. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
External links
- Player profile at TFF.org
- Player profile at FCN.de