Engin Baytar (born 11 July 1983) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1]

Engin Baytar
Personal information
Full name Engin Baytar
Date of birth (1983-07-11) 11 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Gütersloh, West Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1996–2000 FC Gütersloh
2000–2004 Arminia Bielefeld II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Maltepespor 29 (2)
2006–2009 Gençlerbirliği 66 (9)
2009Eskişehirspor (loan) 11 (1)
2009–2011 Trabzonspor 38 (3)
2011–2015 Galatasaray 47 (3)
2014Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 4 (2)
2015–2016 Karşıyaka 9 (2)
2016–2017 BB Erzurumspor 13 (4)
2017 İstanbulspor 7 (1)
2017 Malatyaspor
2018 Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor
2018 Yeşilova
2018–2019 Gaziosmanpaşaspor 1 (0)
2019–2021 İstanbul Siirtgücüspor
International career
2010–2012 Turkey 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Engin Baytar was born and raised in Germany to Turkish parents. He first joined FC Gütersloh before transferring to Arminia Bielefeld in 2000. Engin Baytar spent four years with the club's reserve team before moving to Turkey-based club Maltepespor in 2004. He spent two at the club before moving to Gençlerbirliği, who loaned him out to Eskişehirspor for the second half of the 2008–2009 season. Engin Baytar wears the number 50 on his jersey because he is from the Central Anatolian Province of Nevsehir in Turkey. His father is from Trabzon and mother is from Nevsehir.

Trabzonspor

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He was transferred to Trabzonspor at the beginning of the 2009–10 season and won the 2009–10 Turkish Cup, scoring in the Final against Rivals Fenerbahçe in a 3–1 win, where he became the Man of the Match as well as winning the 2010 Turkish Super Cup.

Galatasaray

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On 17 August 2011, Engin Baytar joined Galatasaray for 2 years for a fee of €1.1 million. He made his first assist at the match against Bursaspor to Johan Elmander on 26 November. He scored his first goal with Galatasaray against Sivasspor. He was however also shown a red card in the same match. He returned to the club after a loan-spell for the new season, but did not make the 18-man league squad.

Career statistics

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As of 24 September 2014.[2][3][4]

Club

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gençlerbirliği 2005–06 4 0 0 0 4 0
2006–07 26 6 7 3 33 9
2007–08 27 2 8 1 35 3
2008–09 12 1 0 0 12 1
Total 69 9 15 4 84 13
Eskişehirspor (loan) 2008–09 11 1 0 0 11 1
Total 11 1 0 0 11 1
Trabzonspor 2009–10 20 2 9 2 1 0 30 4
2010–11 18 1 3 0 0 0 21 1
Total 38 3 12 2 1 0 51 5
Galatasaray 2011–12 33 2 2 1 0 0 35 3
2012–13 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
2013–14 7 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 9 2
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 47 3 5 2 1 0 2 0 55 5
Çaykur Rizespor (loan) 2013–14 4 2 4 2
Total 4 2 4 2
Career total 169 18 32 8 1 0 3 0 205 26

Honours

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Trabzonspor
Galatasaray

References

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  1. ^ Engin Baytar, Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor'a imzayı attı‚ sabah.com.tr, 5 January 2018
  2. ^ "Baytar, Engin". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  3. ^ "ENGİN BAYTAR". Turkish Football Federation. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Engin Baytar". Mackolik.com. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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