Necati Ateş

Necati Ateş

Personal information
Full name	Necati Ateş
Date of birth	January 3, 1980 (1980-01-03) (age 31)
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Antalyaspor
Number	10
Youth career
1994–1997	Narlıdere Esnafspor
1997	Altay
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2001	Altay	65	(23)
2000	→ Aydınspor (loan)	6	(1)
2002–2004	Adanaspor	81	(41)
2004–2009	Galatasaray	99	(48)
2007	→ Ankaraspor (loan)	14	(3)
2008	→ İstanbul BB (loan)	12	(8)
2008–2009	→ Real Sociedad (loan)	35	(1)
2009–	Antalyaspor	62	(28)
National team
1998	Turkey U17	2	(0)
1998	Turkey U18	9	(1)
1999	Turkey U19	3	(0)
2001	Turkey U20	3	(0)
2001	Turkey U21	1	(0)
2002–2004	Turkey B	6	(3)
2003–2006	Turkey	19	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Necati Ateş (born 3 January 1980) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Antalyaspor in the Süper Lig, as a forward.

Club career

Ateş made his professional debut with Altay SK and Adanaspor, scoring for both at an impressive rate. In 2004, he signed with Süper Lig giants Galatasaray SK.

In 2005–06, Ateş played an integral part in Galatasaray's 16th league championship. However, on 25 July 2007, club manager Karl-Heinz Feldkamp officially reported to the board he was not planning to use the player in the upcoming campaign, which resulted in a transfer list; he split (always on loan) the campaign between Ankaraspor and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, scoring 11 goals in total.

For 2008–09, another loan ensued, as Ateş joined Real Sociedad.^[1] Though heavily featured, he only managed to score once, and the Basque side finished sixth, thus failing to return to La Liga.

In the 2009 summer, after more than 100 official matches (with over 50 goals), Galtasaray released Ateş. He immediately joined fellow first-divisioner Antalyaspor, ranking joint-third in the topscorers' list, as the club finished ninth.

International career

Ateş made his Turkey national team debut during the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, playing three (scoreless) times for the third-placed nation.

His first goal came on 26 March 2005, in a 2–0 home win against Albania, for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.^[2] He also netted in the turbulent playoff against Switzerland, in November.^[3]

Honours

Club

• Galatasaray:
  • Turkish League: 2005–06
  • Turkish Cup: 2004–05

Country

• Turkey:
  • FIFA Confederations Cup: Third place 2003

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Altay	1997–98	9	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
	1998–99	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	1999–00	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	Total	20	2	0	0	0	0	20	2
Aydınspor	1999–00	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
	Total	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Altay	2000–01	35	19	0	0	0	0	35	19
	2001–02	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	Total	39	20	0	0	0	0	39	20
Adanaspor	2001–02	32	17	0	0	0	0	32	17
	2002–03	33	19	0	0	0	0	33	19
	2003–04	16	5	0	0	0	0	16	5
	Total	81	41	0	0	0	0	81	41
Galatasaray	2003–04	14	9	0	0	2	1	16	10
	2004–05	33	15	0	0	0	0	33	15
	2005–06	32	18	5	4	2	0	39	22
	2006–07	20	6	5	1	4	1	29	8
	Total	99	48	10	5	8	2	117	55
Ankaraspor	2007–08	14	3	2	1	-		16	4
	Total	14	3	2	1	0	0	16	4
İstanbul BB	2007–08	12	8	-	-	-		12	8
	Total	12	8	0	0	0	0	12	8
Real Sociedad	2008–09	35	1	-	-	-		35	1
	Total	35	1	0	0	0	0	35	1
Antalyaspor	2009–10	26	12	6	5	-		32	17
	Total	26	12	6	5	0	0	32	17

As of 15 September 2009

References

1. ^ Serkan Kurtuluş Galatasaray'da (Serkan Kurtuluş to Galatasaray); Galatasaray's official website, 1 September 2008 (Turkish)
2. ^ Early flourish floors Albania; UEFA.com, 26 March 2005
3. ^ Streller fires Swiss to Germany; UEFA.com, 16 November 2005

External links

• Turkish Football Federation profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Necati Ateş at National-Football-Teams.com
• Transfermarkt profile (German)

Persondata
Name	Ates, Necati
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	3 January 1980
Place of birth	İzmir, Turkey
Date of death
Place of death