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Birol Hikmet (born March 24, 1982 in Akyazı, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Gümüşhanespor.

Birol Hikmet

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-03-24) March 24, 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth	Akyazı, Turkey
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1996–2000	Zeytinburnuspor
2000–2001	Güngören Belediyespor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2007	Güngören Belediyespor	160	(11)
2007–2008	Eskişehirspor	50	(2)
2008–2009	Diyarbakirspor	12	(0)
2009–2013	Karabükspor	111	(8)
2013–2014	Adana Demirspor	11	(2)
2014	Gaziantepspor	8	(0)
2014–2015	Elazığspor	12	(2)
2015	Giresunspor	5	(0)
2015–2016	Gümüşhanespor	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2016

Career

Hikmet currently plays for Adana Demirspor in the defensive midfielder position.

He is more passive when he defends. Rather than tackle a player, he is more likely to shadow him, thus pushing him back. This mentality earns him both praise and criticism.

Despite Hikmet's high pass completion rate, his passing has been described as erratic in the past. A possible explanation for this is his short passing range.

External links

• Birol Hikmet at the Turkish Football Federation
• Profile at futbolig.com.tr at the Wayback Machine (archived January 19, 2010) (in Turkish)
• Birol Hikmet at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)

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