Ferhat Kiraz (born 2 January 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Kiraz is also a youth international, capped at the U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 levels.[1]
 Kiraz playing for Bursaspor in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ferhat Kiraz | ||
| Date of birth | January 2, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Bozkır, Konya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Konya Demirspor | ||
| 2005–2006 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Gençlerbirliği | 8 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Karşıyaka (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2010 | → Hacettepe (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Boluspor | 60 | (22) |
| 2012–2015 | Bursaspor | 55 | (8) |
| 2015–2017 | Kasımpaşa | 29 | (0) |
| 2017 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ankaragücü | 23 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Eskişehirspor | 18 | (0) |
| 2020 | Bucaspor 1928 | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Turkey U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U17 | 12 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Turkey U19 | 30 | (8) |
| 2009 | Turkey U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Turkey A2 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 22 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Early life and club career
editKiraz was born 2 January 1989 in the town of Bozkır in Konya Province. The same year he was born, his father moved to Austria for work. His father visits Kiraz and the rest of his family twice a year. He has a younger brother, Yusuf, a right back currently playing for Hacettepe. Kiraz began his career with local club Konya Demirspor. Sami Özdedeoğlu, then manager of the club, suggested Kiraz to Ünal Karaman, who was then manager of the Turkey national under-21 football team. Kiraz was called up to the Turkey U-16 team, and was subsequently the subject of several inquiries from other clubs. Among them were Istanbul-giants Beşiktaş. However, Kiraz chose Gençlerbirliği instead.[2]
Kiraz signed for Gençlerbirliği in 2005. He competed in the youth leagues before making his debut at the end of the 2006–07 season, coincidentally against the club he turned down, Beşiktaş.[3] Kiraz made eight more appearances for the club before being loaned out to Karşıyaka at the beginning of the 2007–08 season. He made 29 appearances for the İzmir-based club, scoring seven goals. The next season, Kiraz was loaned out to feeder club Hacettepe during the winter transfer period. Kiraz scored two goals in 12 appearances with the club. Boluspor transferred Kiraz before the beginning of the 2010–11 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "FERHAT KİRAZ" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ Türker Tozar (31 December 2009). "Ferhat Kiraz : "Genç oyuncu oynayacağı takıma gitmeli"" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ 0–2 BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş." (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ "Boluspor'a Hacettepeli sol kanat" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
External links
edit- Ferhat Kiraz – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ferhat Kiraz at Soccerway