Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık
Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (26 February 1994 – 11 January 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor, and the Turkey national team.[2]
| Çalık with Turkey in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 2022 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Gençlerbirliği | 109 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Galatasaray | 36 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Konyaspor | 47 | (1) |
| Total | 192 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Turkey U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U19 | 22 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Turkey U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Turkey | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
Çalık represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA U-19 Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[citation needed]
On 6 November 2015, Çalık was selected for the Turkey national team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[3] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Greece.[4] He was part of the Turkish squad for the Euro 2016,[5] but ended up not playing in the tournament.[6]
He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly March 2017 victory over Moldova. This was also his last international game.[6]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Çalık goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2017 | New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey | Moldova | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Style of play
Çalık was a central centre-back and man-marker, he was athletic and relied mostly on his pace and timing.[citation needed]
Death
Çalık died in a traffic accident in Ankara on 11 January 2022 at the age of 27.[7][8][9]
Honours
Galatasaray
References
- ^ a b c (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık". tff.org. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Turkey 0-0 Greece - TFF".
- ^ "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Ahmet Çalık hayatını kaybetti". NTV Spor. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Ben Morse. "Former Turkey international defender Ahmet Calik dies at age 27". CNN. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Reuters (11 January 2022). "Ahmet Calik, former Turkey football international, dies in car crash". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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