Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık
Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (26 February 1994 – 11 January 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor, and the Turkey national team.[1]
![]() Çalık with Turkey in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık | ||
Date of birth | 26 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 11 January 2022 27) | (aged||
Place of death | Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2011 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2017 | Gençlerbirliği | 109 | (4) |
2017–2020 | Galatasaray | 36 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Konyaspor | 47 | (1) |
Total | 192 | (6) | |
National team | |||
2010 | Turkey U16 | 3 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 14 | (2) |
2011–2012 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Turkey U19 | 22 | (2) |
2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 11 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Turkey U21 | 12 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Turkey | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
International career
Çalık represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA U-19 Championship and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
On 6 November 2015, Çalık was selected for the Turkey national team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[2] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Greece.[3] He was part of the Turkish squad for the Euro 2016,[4] but ended up not playing in the tournament.[5]
He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly March 2017 victory over Moldova. This was also his last international game.[5]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Çalık goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 March 2017 | New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Style of play
Çalık was a central centre-back and man-marker, he was athletic and relied mostly on his pace and timing.
References
- "Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık". tff.org. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- Turkish Football Federation. "Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches". Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- "Turkey 0-0 Greece - TFF".
- "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Ahmet Çalık hayatını kaybetti". NTV Spor. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- Ben Morse. "Former Turkey international defender Ahmet Calik dies at age 27". CNN. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- Reuters (11 January 2022). "Ahmet Calik, former Turkey football international, dies in car crash". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık at Wikimedia Commons
- Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık at Soccerway