Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan

Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan (11 September 1994 – 7 February 2023) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan

Personal information
Full name	Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan
Date of birth	(1994-09-11)11 September 1994
Place of birth	Yavuzeli, Turkey
Date of death	7 February 2023(2023-02-07) (aged 28)
Place of death	Malatya, Turkey
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2007–2011	Gaziantepspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Gaziantepspor	0	(0)
2013–2017	Bugsaşspor	40	(0)
2016–2017	→ Osmanlıspor (loan)	1	(0)
2017–2020	Osmanlıspor	28	(0)
2020–2021	Ümraniyespor	16	(0)
2021–2023	Yeni Malatyaspor	2	(0)
Total		87	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Türkaslan began his senior career with Bugsaşspor in 2013, and had a short loan at Osmanlıspor in 2016–17. He made his professional debut for Osmanlıspor in a 4–0 loss to Beşiktaş on 3 June 2017.^[2] He formally signed with Osmanlıspor, staying there for the next three seasons before moving to Ümraniyespor in 2020.

The following season, he signed a one-year contract with Yeni Malatyaspor.^[3]

Personal life and death

Türkaslan was married.^[4]

On 6 February 2023, Türkaslan was reported to be trapped under a collapsed residential building after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.^[5] Claims that he had died were denied by the president of the club, Hacı Ahmet Yaman, who said that rescue operations were still ongoing.^[6] His wife was rescued from the rubble and asked for help on social media. She added that there were no excavators or cranes at the location.^[4] His body was recovered on 7 February 2023. He was 28 at the time of his death.^[7][8]

Honours

Gaziantepspor

• Spor Toto Cup: 2012

References

1. "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
2. "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. OSMANLISPOR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
3. "Yeni Malatyaspor, Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ı transfer etti - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
4. "Futbolcu Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın eşi sosyal medyadan paylaştı: Burası çok kötü ne olur yardım edin". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
5. "Yeni Malatyaspor'un kalecisi Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan depremde enkaz altında kaldı". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
6. "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın vefat haberine Yeni Malatyaspor'dan yalanlama! "Kurtarma çalışmaları sürüyor"". Akşam (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
7. "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan hayatını kaybetti, acı haberi Yılmaz Vural duyurdu". Fanatik. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
8. "Yılmaz Vural yayında açıkladı: Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın cansız bedenine ulaşıldı". NTV Spor. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

External links

• Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at the Turkish Football Federation
• Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at Soccerway
• Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)