Murat Ceylan

Murat Ceylan

Personal information
Full name	Murat Ceylan
Date of birth	2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) (age 23)
Place of birth	Gaziantep, Turkey
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gaziantepspor
Number	5
Youth career
2002–2004	Gaziantep B.B.
2004–2005	Gaziantepspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–	Gaziantepspor	106	(3)
2005–2006	→ Gaskispor (loan)	40	(1)
National team‡
2004	Turkey U-17	1	(0)
2007	Turkey U-19	7	(1)
2008–2010	Turkey U-21	11	(0)
2011–	Turkey A2	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 February 2011

Murat Ceylan (born 2 March 1988) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Gaziantepspor in the Süper Lig. Ceylan is also a youth international, having been capped at the U-17, U-19, and U-21 levels.^[1]

Life and career

Ceylan was born in Gaziantep, Turkey. He began his career with local club Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor in 2002, eventually moving to cross-town rivals Gaziantepspor in 2004. Ceylan made his debut that same season, against Akçaabat Sebatspor,^[2] playing two matches in total. However, he spent the majority of the season in the youth leagues, making 27 appearances.^[1] He was loaned half way through the 2005-06 season to another Gaziantep based club, Gaskispor. Ceylan spent the next season on loan as well, accumulating 40 professional matches under his belt. He returned to Gaziantespor at the start of the 2007-08 season, entering the starting lineup in the center of midfield. Ceylan made 27 league appearances, helping Gaziantepspor to an 8th place finish. The team also reached the group stages of the 2007–08 Turkish Cup, finished fourth in the group with five points. The next season, Ceylan made 31 league appearances, and the team once again finished 8th. The team qualified for the group stages of the cup, but did not progress past the stage for the second year in a row. Ceylan made another 31 league appearances during the 2009–10 season, with the team finishing in 14th place. He was linked with Galatasaray at the end of the 2009-10 season, but a move never materialized.^[3][4]

International career

Ceylan was first called up to the Turkey U-17 squad in September 2004 for two matches against the Bulgaria U-17s, but was not capped. He earned his first cap for the U-17 squad in a match against Italy on 22 December 2004. Ceylan was not called up for international duty again until 2007, when he was called up to the U-19 squad. He has been capped seven times for the U-19 team, scoring one goal. Ceylan has also been capped for the Turkey national under-21 football team.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "MURAT CEYLAN" (in Turkish). tff.org. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=825615. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 
2. ^ "A.SEBATSPOR 2-0 GAZİANTEPSPOR" (in Turkish). tff.org. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=10765. Retrieved 3 September 2010. 
3. ^ "Murat Ceylan Florya'ya yakın" (in Turkish). fanatik.net. 25 May 2010. http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Galatasaray-Haberleri-Murat-Ceylan-Florya'ya-yak%C4%B1n_3_Detail_32_177963.htm. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 
4. ^ "G.Saray'ın hedefi Murat Ceylan" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. 2 June 2010. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/15209569.asp?gid=373. Retrieved 2 September 2010. 

External links

• Guardian Stats Centre

Persondata
Name	Ceylan, Murat
Alternative names
Short description	Turkish footballer
Date of birth	2 March 1988
Place of birth	Gaziantep, Turkey
Date of death
Place of death