Although born in Oltu, Eastern Anatolia Region, Sonkaya spent most of his youth in Heerlen, Netherlands where he, together with older brother Özcan, started playing soccer at RKSV Heerlen. He started his professional career at Roda JC in 1998 and, after six seasons (three as first-choice), with a loan to VVV-Venlo in between, transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. in his homeland.
After another loan, now back in the Netherlands with Roda, Sonkaya was released in June 2008 and joined Bursaspor. However, midway through the season, he moved to Azerbaijan's FK Khazar Lankaran.
^"O primeiro turco" [The first Turkish]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 July 2005. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^"Sonkaya foi conhecer novos companheiros" [Sonkaya met new teammates]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 July 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^"Sonkaya: "Não sei porque deixei de jogar"" [Sonkaya: «I do not know why I stopped playing»]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 December 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
^"FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
^"Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
fatih, sonkaya, born, july, 1981, turkish, retired, footballer, played, right, back, personal, informationfull, namedate, birth, 1981, july, 1981, place, birtholtu, turkeyheight1, position, right, backyouth, careersv, heerlerheiswift, roermondheerlenrodasenior. Fatih Sonkaya born 1 July 1981 is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a right back Fatih SonkayaPersonal informationFull nameFatih SonkayaDate of birth 1981 07 01 1 July 1981 age 41 Place of birthOltu TurkeyHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Position s Right backYouth careerSV HeerlerheiSwift RoermondHeerlenRodaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1998 2004Roda93 1 1999 2000 VVV loan 8 1 2004 2005Besiktas10 0 2005 2008Porto5 0 2005 2006Porto B4 0 2006 2007 Academica loan 4 0 2007 2008 Roda loan 16 0 2009Khazar11 0 2010Erciyesspor14 0 Total165 2 International career2003 2004Turkey6 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsHe also held Dutch nationality due to the many years spent in that country Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Honours 3 1 Club 3 2 Country 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditAlthough born in Oltu Eastern Anatolia Region Sonkaya spent most of his youth in Heerlen Netherlands where he together with older brother Ozcan started playing soccer at RKSV Heerlen He started his professional career at Roda JC in 1998 and after six seasons three as first choice with a loan to VVV Venlo in between transferred to Besiktas J K in his homeland For 2005 06 Sonkaya signed for Portuguese club FC Porto 1 and collected the Primeira Liga winner s medal albeit playing sparingly The following campaign he was loaned to Academica de Coimbra also in the country 2 appearing in just four top division games 3 After another loan now back in the Netherlands with Roda Sonkaya was released in June 2008 and joined Bursaspor However midway through the season he moved to Azerbaijan s FK Khazar Lankaran In February 2010 Sonkaya returned to his country signing with Kayseri Erciyesspor in the second level International career EditA Turkish international since 2003 Sonkaya gained six caps and appeared twice in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as the national team finished third two 2 1 wins Honours EditClub Edit PortoPrimeira Liga 2005 06 Taca de Portugal 2005 06Country Edit FIFA Confederations Cup Third place 2003 4 5 References Edit O primeiro turco The first Turkish Record in Portuguese 9 July 2005 Retrieved 14 July 2015 Sonkaya foi conhecer novos companheiros Sonkaya met new teammates Record in Portuguese 21 July 2006 Retrieved 14 July 2015 Sonkaya Nao sei porque deixei de jogar Sonkaya I do not know why I stopped playing Record in Portuguese 20 December 2006 Retrieved 14 July 2015 FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003 FIFA Archived from the original on 8 February 2022 Retrieved 8 February 2022 Turkey edge past Colombia BBC Sport 28 June 2003 Archived from the original on 8 February 2022 Retrieved 8 February 2022 External links EditFatih Sonkaya at the Turkish Football Federation Stats at Voetbal International in Dutch Fatih Sonkaya at ForaDeJogo archived Fatih Sonkaya at National Football Teams com Fatih Sonkaya FIFA competition record archived Fatih Sonkaya at Soccerway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fatih Sonkaya amp oldid 1094138836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
