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Sinan Bolat (born 3 September 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian club Westerlo.[2] He has played for Turkey both at youth level and senior level.

Sinan Bolat

Bolat with Galatasaray in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Sinan Bolat
Date of birth	(1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth	Kayseri, Turkey
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Westerlo
Number	1
Youth career
1992–1996	FC Zonhoven
1996–2005	Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2008	Genk	5	(0)
2009–2013	Standard Liège	76	(1)
2013–2017	Porto B	4	(0)
2013–2017	Porto	0	(0)
2014	→ Kayserispor (loan)	14	(0)
2014–2015	→ Galatasaray (loan)	2	(0)
2015–2016	→ Club Brugge (loan)	3	(0)
2016–2017	→ Nacional (loan)	0	(0)
2017	→ Arouca (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2020	Antwerp	105	(0)
2020–2022	Gent	33	(0)
2022–	Westerlo	12	(0)
National team‡
2007–2008	Turkey U19	4	(0)
2008–2009	Turkey U21	3	(0)
2009–	Turkey	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:33, 18 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2018

Club career

Early years

Bolat began his professional career at age 17 with Genk in 2005, but only managed a handful of matches in the league, including three starts.[3] He transferred to Standard Liège on 29 December 2008, six months before his contract was due to expire with Genk.[4][5] He had previously been linked to both Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[6]

Standard Liège

Bolat is reported to have moved to Standard Liège for a transfer fee of just €150,000 in the January 2009 transfer window, on a 4.5-year contract.[7]

2008–09 season

Bolat was Liège's preferred starting goalkeeper in the second half of the 2008–09 season due to Rorys Aragón losing favour. Bolat started the last seven matches of the season and kept five clean sheets, conceding only two goals: one in a 3–1 win against Germinal Beerschot and another in a 4–1 win against KV Mechelen. Bolat started the UEFA Cup match against S.C. Braga on 26 February 2009, and managed to keep a clean sheet during the first half. However, he was substituted off at half-time for the experienced Rorys Aragón, as the match finished 1–1.[8]

In the final match of the 2008–09 season, Standard needed to win their match away to Gent in order to force a play-off against Anderlecht for the championship title. (If both points and number of matches won are tied, then a two-legged play-off decides the ultimate winner.) Standard were 1–0 ahead until the 92nd minute, when a penalty was awarded against them. Bolat became the hero of the night as he pulled off a magnificent save from Bryan Ruiz, ensuring the play-off.[9] Standard went on to win the resulting play-off, winning 2–1 on aggregate, with Bolat keeping another clean sheet in the process, and were crowned champions on 24 May 2009. In his first season, he managed to keep six clean sheets out of nine matches and also saved a penalty. Winning the league automatically qualified Liège for the group stages of UEFA Champions League in the 2009–10 season. English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Arsenal were said to have made an offer for him in May 2009.[10]

2009–10 season

Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, Bolat helped his side to a 2–0 win in the 2009 Belgian Supercup final against Genk on 27 July 2009.[11] In Liège's final UEFA Champions League group stage match, against AZ on 9 December, Bolat pushed upfield when a free-kick was awarded in the 95th minute, and he scored a headed goal to tie the match at 1–1.[12] The draw clinched third place in the group for Liège and gave them a place in the UEFA Europa League at the expense of AZ.[13][14] This enabled Bolat to earn his place in history as the only goalkeeper ever to score a goal in open-play in the UEFA Champions League.[15]

Porto

Bolat joined Portuguese Primeira Liga club Porto on 30 of July 2013 on a free transfer. It was later confirmed he had signed a five-year contract.

Club Brugge

Bolat joined Club Brugge on loan from Porto for the 2015–16 season after Brugge starting goalkeeper Mathew Ryan left the side to join Valencia.

International career

Bolat has played at youth level for Turkey, winning four caps at the under-19 level and three at the under-21 level. He was called up by the senior national team for Turkey by then-head coach Fatih Terim for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in September 2009, but was an unused substitute.[16]

Bolat gained his first cap on 10 August 2011 in a friendly match against Estonia at Türk Telekom Arena, a 3–0 victory.

Career statistics

As of 6 April 2020.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genk	2006–07	Belgian First Division	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
	2007–08	Belgian First Division	4	0	0	0	–		–		4	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
Standard Liège	2008–09	Belgian First Division	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	10	0
	2009–10	Belgian Pro League	27	0	1	0	5	0	12	1	45	1
	2010–11	Belgian Pro League	14	0	3	0	10	0	—		27	0
	2011–12	Belgian Pro League	28	0	2	0	6	0	13	0	49	0
	2012–13	Belgian Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		76	0	6	0	23	0	26	1	131	1
Porto	2013–14	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kayserispor (loan)	2013–14	Süper Lig	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
Galatasaray (loan)	2014–15	Süper Lig	2	0	9	0	—		1	0	12	0
Club Brugge (loan)	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0
Nacional (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Arauca (loan)	2016–17	Primeira Liga	13	0	0	0	0	0	—		13	0
Royal Antwerp	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	29	0	2	0	8	0	—		39	0
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	30	0	1	0	11	0	—		42	0
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	27	0	5	0	—		4	0	36	0
	Total		86	0	8	0	19	0	4	0	117	0
Career total			199	0	24	0	42	0	33	1	298	1

Honours

Standard Liège

• Belgian First Division A: 2008–09
• Belgian Cup: 2010–11
• Belgian Super Cup: 2009

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2014–15
• Turkish Cup: 2014–15

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division A: 2015–16

Gent

• Belgian Cup: 2021–22

References

External links

• Sinan Bolat – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Sinan Bolat – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Sinan Bolat at National-Football-Teams.com
• Sinan Bolat at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Sinan Bolat

Sinan Bolat (* 3. September 1988 in Kayseri) ist ein belgisch-türkischer Fußballtorwart. Er steht beim KVC Westerlo unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Sinan Bolat

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[es] Sinan Bolat

Sinan Bolat (Kayseri, Turquía, 3 de septiembre de 1988) es un futbolista turco. Juega de guardameta y su equipo es el K. V. C. Westerlo de la Primera División de Bélgica.[1] Es internacional absoluto con la selección de Turquía desde el año 2011.

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[fr] Sinan Bolat

Sinan Bolat, né le 3 septembre 1988 à Kayseri en Turquie, est un joueur de football international turc évoluant au poste de gardien de but. Il joue actuellement à Westerlo. Il possède également la nationalité belge.

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[it] Sinan Bolat

Sinan Bolat (Kayseri, 3 settembre 1988) è un calciatore turco con cittadinanza belga, portiere del Westerlo.

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[ru] Болат, Синан

Сина́н Бола́т (тур. и нидерл. Sinan Bolat; род. 3 сентября 1988[1], Кайсери) — турецкий и бельгийский футболист, вратарь клуба «Гент».

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