Volkan Babacan (Turkish: [voɫkan babadʒan]; born 11 August 1988), known as Volki, is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for İstanbul Başakşehir and the Turkey national football team.[2]
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Full name | Volkan Babacan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 34) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Antalya, Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2012 | Fenerbahçe | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Manisaspor | 72 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 171 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Turkey U16 | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Turkey U17 | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Turkey U18 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Turkey U21 | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Turkey Olympic | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2014– | Turkey | 35 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018 |
Babacan was a star at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, taking Turkey to 3rd place. He made his full international debut on 13 October 2014 in a 1–1 draw away to Latvia in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.
Volkan Babacan was used for most of the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying matches, replacing Volkan Demirel after a dispute with the fans. Out of the 10 matches Volkan Babacan played, he got 4 clean sheets; the most shocking one being against the Netherlands National Football Team where Turkey won 3-0. Turkey ended up getting 3rd place and got ranked the best 3rd place team, automatically sending them to the UEFA Euro 2016 finals in France. He is part of the Turkish national team for Euro 2016.[3]
Fenerbahce
İstanbul Başakşehir
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. – current squad | |
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Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
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