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.[2]
.jpg) Çalık with Turkey in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 11 January 2022 (aged 27) | ||
| Place of death | Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editÇalık represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA U-19 Championship[3] and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[4]
On 6 November 2015, Çalık was selected for the Turkey national team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.[5] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Greece.[6] He was part of the Turkish squad for the Euro 2016,[7] but ended up not playing in the tournament.[8]
He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly March 2017 victory over Moldova. This was also his last international game.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 20 November 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 109 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 4 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Konyaspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 192 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Spor Toto Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Çalık goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2017 | New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey |  Moldova |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Style of play
editÇalık was a central centre-back and man-marker, he was athletic and relied mostly on his pace and timing.[citation needed]
Death
editÇalık died in a traffic accident in Ankara on 11 January 2022 at the age of 27.[10][11][12] The 2021–22 Süper Lig season was subsequently named in his honour.[13]
Honours
editGalatasaray
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- ^ "Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık". tff.org. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "U19s beat Russia: 2-1 - TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™: Türkiye". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık at Soccerway
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ahmet Calik, former Turkey football international, dies in car crash". the Guardian. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Spor Toto Süper Lig'e Ahmet Çalık Sezonu ismi verildi" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
External links
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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
