Burak Kaplan (born 1 February 1990) is a Turkish-German former professional football midfielder who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Burak Kaplan[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | SSV Vingst | ||
1997–2008 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 32 | (10) |
2009–2011 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | (2) |
2011 | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 6 | (3) |
2011–2014 | Beşiktaş | 5 | (0) |
2013 | → SV Babelsberg 03 (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2013 | → Fethiyespor (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2014 | → KFC Uerdingen 05 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Wattenscheid 09 | 49 | (14) |
2017 | FC Kray | 14 | (6) |
Total | 133 | (35) | |
International career | |||
2007 | Turkey U16 | 4 | (0) |
2009 | Turkey U19 | ||
2010–2012 | Turkey U21 | 13 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
editKaplan made his Bundesliga debut on 11 December 2009 for Bayer Leverkusen against Hertha BSC. He scored the 2–1 go-ahead goal in the 90th minute, only to see the 2–2 equalizing goal be scored by the other club in the additional time.[3] Subsequently, on 13 December 2009, he signed a professional contract with Leverkusen for three years until 2012.[4]
In July 2014, his contract with Beşiktaş was dissolved and he joined German fourth tier Regionalliga West side Wattenscheid 09.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Burak Kaplan". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Player's profile: Burak Kaplan" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Ramos rettet leidenschaftlicher Hertha einen Punkt" (in German). kicker.de. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Burak 2012'ye kadar Bayer'de" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Burak Kaplan verstärkt die SG Wattenscheid 09" [Burak Kaplan strengthens SG Wattenscheid 09] (in German). SG Wattenscheid 09. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
External links
edit- Burak Kaplan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Burak Kaplan at kicker (in German)
- Burak Kaplan at fussballdaten.de (in German)