Ibrahim Halil Çolak (born 29 January 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Halil Çolak | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Birecik, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IJsselstreek[1] | |||
| Go Ahead Eagles[1] | |||
| Twente | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Twente | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Cambuur (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2009 | Go Ahead Eagles | 27 | (10) |
| 2010–2015 | Kasımpaşa | 60 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | Akhisarspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Şanlıurfaspor (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | İstanbulspor | 72 | (23) |
| 2019 | Balıkesirspor | 12 | (1) |
| 2020 | Samsunspor | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Balıkesirspor | 58 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2023 | |||
Club career
editYouth career
editÇolak was born in Birecik, Turkey, but was raised in Deventer, a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. Çolak started his career at local Deventer club IJsselstreek. He soon joined Go Ahead Eagles as a youth player. Go Ahead Eagles had a cooperation agreement with FC Twente, and he joined their youth academy. In 2007, he won the national youth championship with the FC Twente A-juniors.
FC Twente
editIn the summer of 2007, Çolak was promoted the Twente's reserve squad, where he captured a place in the starting lineup under coach Cees Lok. Due to some good performances, he was called up by first team coach, Fred Rutten for the match against FC Utrecht. However, he didn't manage to become a part of the squad and was a reserve. On the last days of the transfer market in January 2008, Çolak signed a loan deal with Cambuur Leeuwarden.[2]
Loan deals (2008–09)
editÇolak made his debut on 1 February 2008, two days after he was signed. His debut came in the home-match against FC Zwolle which ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] He played the whole match. Çolak played 11 matches for Cambuur. He scored one goal.
On 27 July 2008, Go Ahead Eagles signed Çolak on a one-year deal, which meant a return to his hometown of Deventer. In the first league match of the season, an away-match against VVV-Venlo, he was a 57th-minute substitute for Jeffrey Vlug. The game eventually ended in a 5–0 loss for Go Ahead.[4]
In the following match, a home game against Fortuna Sittard, Çolak was in the starting lineup and directly provided an assist. The ending result was 1–1.[5]
Some weeks after at a training session, he broke his fibula which ruled him out for a couple of weeks.[6] On 23 November he made his comeback with a place in the starting lineup in the match against FC Den Bosch, which ended in a goalless draw (0–0).[7] In total he played 23 matches in which he scored six times.[8]
Go Ahead Eagles
editOn 24 April 2009, it became clear that Çolak would stay another season on loan with Go Ahead Eagles. A month later, the loan deal was converted into a final transition, which meant that he was now definitively a Go Ahead player. He signed a three-year contract. In the first half of the 2009–10 season, Çolak scored 10 goals in 21 matches, making him an important player for the Eagles. He also scored in the KNVB Cup, including against Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo. His good performances were not going unnoticed. It was rumoured that Galatasaray were interested in the services of the young Turkish winger.[9]
Kasımpaşa
editOn 12 August 2010 he moved to Turkey and signed a five-year deal with Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa.[10] On 26 March 2015, Çolak was released by Kasımpaşa.
Later career
editOn 4 July 2015, Çolak was signed by Akhisarspor on a two-year contract. He would also play for İstanbulspor, Balıkesirspor and Samsunspor the following years.[11] Being released from the latter in the summer of 2020, he rejoined Balıkesirspor in January 2021 after being a free agent for six months.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Halil Çolak". ga-eagles.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Cambuur haalt Seedorf en Colak naar Leeuwarden" [Cambuur get Seedorf and Colak to Leeuwarden]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 30 January 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden – FC Zwolle (01-02-2008)" [Match Report: SC Cambuur Leeuwarden – FC Zwolle]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 1 February 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "VVV-Venlo – Go Ahead Eagles (08-08-2008)" [Match Report: VVV-Venlo – Go Ahead Eagles]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles – Fortuna Sittard (15-08-2008)" [Match Report: Go Ahead Eagles – Fortuna Sittard]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 15 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Kwetsuur Colak ernstiger dan verwacht" [Colak's injury worse than expected]. voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). 21 August 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Go Ahead Eagles – FC Den Bosch (23-11-2008)" [Match Report: Go Ahead Eagles – FC Den Bosch]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 23 November 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Halil Çolak Profile at VI.nl". vi.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "Galatasaray Chase Turkish Youngster Halil Colak – Report". Goal. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ "G.Saray ile adı geçmişti, şimdi Kasımpaşa'da!". Sporx.com (in Turkish). 12 August 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ "Samsunspor'un Yeni Transferi Halil Çolak Kimdir? Halil Çolak Hayatı". Samsun Son Haber (in Turkish). 23 December 2019.
- ^ "İBRAHİM HALİL ÇOLAK BALIKESİRSPOR'UMUZDA". balikesirspor.com.tr (in Turkish). 28 January 2021.
External links
edit- Halil Çolak at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Halil Çolak at the Turkish Football Federation
- Halil Çolak at Soccerway
- Voetbal International: Halil Çolak (in Dutch)
- Official Halil Çolak profile on GA-Eagles.nl (in Dutch)