Yasin Karaca (born 16 December 1983) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Yasin Karaca
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Paal, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder, Winger, Striker
Youth career
1993–1998 K. Beringen
1998–2001 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Anderlecht 1 (0)
2002K.V.C. Westerlo (loan) 11 (0)
2003De Graafschap (loan) 1 (0)
2003–2004 A. Sebatspor 3 (0)
2004–2005 K.V. Oostende 17 (0)
2005–2006 Türk Telekomspor 7 (0)
2006–2007 Ethnikos Asteras 0 (0)
2007 Sivasspor 14 (2)
2008Kırşehirspor (loan)
2008–2010 AFC Tubize 22 (1)
2010–2012 F91 Dudelange 36 (10)
2012–2013 Wiltz 10 (2)
2013–2014 Olympic Charleroi 10 (2)
2014–2015 KV Turnhout 12 (1)
2015 RKSV Minor[1]
2015–2016 FC Turkse Rangers[2]
2016–2017 KFC Hamont 99
2017–2018 VK Gestel
International career
2002 Turkey U21 1 (0)
2002–2003 Turkey U20 6 (0)
2001 Turkey U19 2 (2)
2000–2001 Turkey U17 11 (2)
1998–1999 Turkey U16 2 (0)
1998 Turkey U15 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Karaca was born in Paal, Belgium to ethnic Azerbaijani parents originally from Iğdır, Turkey.[3]

He can play as an attacking midfielder or as a striker. Karaca spent the second half of the 2007–08 season on loan at Yeni Kırşehirspor in TFF Second League. He also spent a few weeks on trial with Galatasaray during the winter break of 2002–03 season.[4]

Karaca is a product of the Anderlecht youth system. However, he could never make it to the big scene so far although he was capped several times for Turkey national youth football teams.

In early August 2011, Karaca has been on trial at newly promoted Serbian SuperLiga club FK Novi Pazar.[5]

After a small period in Luxemburg First Division sides Dudelange and Wiltz he came back to Belgian 4th Division side R. Olympic Charleroi at mid-season 2012-2013.

References

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  1. ^ RKSV Minor versterkt zich met Yasin Karaca, indewandelgangen.com, 28 January 2015
  2. ^ De transfer van het jaar: ex-prof Yasin Karaca, nieuwsblad.be, 26 August 2015
  3. ^ ""Хочу в Азербайджан" | Спорт - Zerkalo.az". www.zerkalo.az. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  4. ^ Aksam Gazetesi - Yazarlar - Ömer Ural - Gökdeniz, Mahmut Hanefi ve Yasin
  5. ^ Jagodina tvrd orah, turčin među pazarcima at sportklik.rs