- Volkan Babacan
Football player infobox
playername = Volkan Babacan
fullname = Volkan Babacan
nickname =
height = height|m=1.88
weight = convert|81|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|8|11
cityofbirth =Antalya
countryofbirth =Turkey
currentclub =Fenerbahçe
clubnumber = 88
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 2002–06
youthclubs =Fenerbahçe PAF
years = 2002–06
2006–07
2007—
clubs =Fenerbahçe PAF
→Istanbulspor "(loan)"
Fenerbahçe
caps(goals) = 37 (0)
13 (0) 2 (0)
nationalyears = 2005—
nationalteam = Turkey U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 13 (0)Volkan Babacan (born
August 11 ,1988 inAntalya ,Turkey ) is a Turkish football player.Volkan Babacan is a highly promising young goalkeeper who has played for both the youth and senior team of
Fenerbahçe . Fenerbahçe decided to loan him for 2006-2007 season toIstanbulspor . He played 13 matches there (13 matches, 21 goals, 1170 mins.)He currently plays for
Fenerbahçe as a second choice goalkeeper behindVolkan Demirel .International career
He made a name for himself in the U17 World Cup in 2005, where along with
Tevfik Köse andNuri Şahin , he starred for the Turkish side that made their way to the semi-finals before losing a dramatic match to Brazil. He currently plays for the Turkish U21 National Football Team.He also played 5 matches for national olympic team in 2005 Mediterrean Games and won silver medal.
External links
* [http://www.fenerbahce.org/futbol/detay.asp?ContentID=8339&k=e Profile at fenerbahce.org]
* [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiID=111663 Profile at TFF.org]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/52261/babacanvolkan/profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de]
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