Kazımcan Karataş (born 16 January 2003) is a Turkish football player who plays as a left-back for Galatasaray in the Süper Lig.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2020 | Altay | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Altay | 30 | (1) |
| 2022– | Galatasaray | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 19 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:31, 6 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Karataş is a youth product of Altay since the age of 6.[2] He made his senior debut with them in January 2020 in the TFF First League. Shortly after, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He made his professional debut with Altay in a 1-0 Süper Lig loss to Antalyaspor on 6 November 2021.[4]
On 1 July 2022, Galatasaray announced that an agreement was reached with Karataş.[5] It has been announced that an agreement has been reached with the football player for 5 seasons, starting from the 2022–23 season. Accordingly, a transfer fee of 1.150.000 Euros will be paid to Altay for the transfer of the young football player.[6] He earned his first cap with Galatasaray on 13 August 2022, Saturday, coming from bench on 77th minute in match week 2 encounter against Giresunspor, in which Galatasaray lost at home 0–1.[7]
Karataş is a youth international for Turkey, having represented the Turkey U17s and U19s.[2]
Yeni teknik direktör ile yapılandırmada da değişikliğe giden Galatasaray Altay SK'dan sol bek Kazımcan Karataş'ı transfer etti. 19 yaşındaki futbolcu için Altay'a 20 milyon TL ödenecek.
Galatasaray S.K. – current squad | |
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