Berkay Dabanlı

Berkay Tolga Dabanlı (born 27 June 1990) is a Turkish-German footballer who currently plays for SCR Altach.[1]

Berkay Dabanlı
Berkay Dabanli with FC Nurnburg in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Berkay Tolga Dabanlı
Date of birth (1990-06-27) June 27, 1990
Place of birth Frankfurt am Main, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 SCR Altach
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2004 Blau-Gelb Frankfurt
2004–2008 SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach
2008–2009 FSV Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 FSV Frankfurt II 29 (3)
2010–2011 Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 29 (1)
2011–2012 Kayserispor 10 (0)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 13 (0)
2013–2014 → 1. FC Nürnberg II 3 (0)
2014–2016 Eskişehirspor 23 (1)
2017 Chemnitzer FC 12 (1)
2017–2018 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 18 (1)
2018–2019 Boluspor 1 (0)
2019–2020 Eskişehirspor 18 (0)
2020– SCR Altach 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:06, 13 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

Berkay was born and raised in Germany and played until he was 18 for smaller clubs in and around his home town Frankfurt am Main. In 2008 however he managed to join 2. Bundesliga club FSV Frankfurt, the second most important club in Frankfurt. There he stayed two years and became a regular for the second team during his second season. In an interview Dabanlı revealed that he got in fact an offer by Eintracht Frankfurt, the leading club in Frankfurt, but his parents did not admit a move to such a big club since they wanted him to focus on school and to finally attain Abitur.[2]

In 2010, he attracted the attention of Bayer Leverkusen, an UEFA Champions League regular for Germany. But also there he did not get beyond the second team. Subsequently, although having had offers by 2. Bundesliga clubs, he made a move to Turkey, the homeland of his ancestors, and played from July 2011 to December 2012 for Kayserispor in the Süper Lig. For them he also made his Süper Lig debut on 24 February 2012.

In January 2013 he signed a half year contract at Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg, which was later extended until June 2015.[3] In 2017, he had a week's trial with Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen,[4] but was ultimately not offered a contract.[5]

References
  1. "Dabanli, Berkay" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Bin überglücklich, hier zu sein" (in German). fcn.de. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. "Berkay Dabanli verlängert Vertrag beim Club" (in German). fcn.de. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. "Aberdeen take German defender Berkay Dabanli on trial". STV Sport. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  5. "Latest news from pre-season training camp". afc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
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