Eren Derdiyok

Eren Derdiyok

Personal information
Full name	Eren Derdiyok
Date of birth	12 June 1988 (1988-06-12) (age 23)
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Second striker
Club information
Current club	Bayer Leverkusen
Number	19
Youth career
1994–2004	Old Boys
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	BSC Old Boys	18	(10)
2006–2007	FC Basel II	17	(10)
2006–2009	FC Basel	63	(17)
2009–	Bayer Leverkusen	73	(20)
National team‡
2006–2007	Switzerland U19	7	(7)
2007–2009	Switzerland U21	7	(8)
2008–	Switzerland	36	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24:00, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Eren Derdiyok (born 12 June 1988 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer (he also holds Turkish citizenship). He plays as a striker.

Club career

BSC Old Boys

At 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Derdiyok is a powerful striker who can also fill in a centre-back if needed. He started his career with Swiss minnows BSC Old Boys at the beginning of the 2005–06 season in which scored 10 goals in just 18 appearances. He scored a goal in the Swiss Cup 1–6 defeat against FC Basel on 22 October 2005.^[1]

FC Basel

Therefore FC Basel noticed his goal scoring instinct and snapped him up in 2006 at the age of 18. Derdiyok played his first team debut on 14 March 2007 as substitute in a cup match against FC Aarau. He gave his League debut just four days later, also against Aarau. During the 2006–07 season, Derdiyok was used mainly as a substitute, playing only one full game, and averaging a total of 220 play minutes that season. He had 17 appearances in the U-21 team that season. For Derdiyok, the 2007–08 season proved to be a lot more fruitful and he received regular playing time. In FC Basel's main squad, Derdiyok scored his first hat trick playing away against FC Thun on 2 March 2008.^[2] On 6 April 2008, he won the Swiss Cup, his first title.

On 29 June 2008, it was reported by the English media that he was in talks with Newcastle United representatives.^[3] However, the transfer window passed without any transfer taking place. On 27 August 2008, he scored the winning goal in FC Basel's 2–1 win over Vitória S.C. at St. Jakob-Park which meant that Basel qualified for the UEFA Champions League.^[4] Also, in the UEFA Champions League, Derdiyok helped give Basel its first point by scoring the only goal against FC Barcelona at Camp Nou to tie the game in the 82nd min at 1–1. At the end of the 2007–08 season, Derdiyok won the national Double with Basel.

Bayer Leverkusen

Following another solid season in the Swiss top flight and a string of performances for the national team, Bayer Leverkusen^[5] secured Derdiyok's signature on 28 May 2009 committing him to a four year contract until 30 June 2013. Derdiyok made his debut in the DFB-Pokal on 31 July. In a match against SV Babelsberg 03, Derdiyok scored the winning goal in the 67th minute to make the score 1–0.

International career

Derdiyok made his international debut for Switzerland on 6 February 2008, as a second-half substitute against England at Wembley Stadium in London. He scored with his first touch of the ball to equalise, but they eventually lost 2–1. He was named as part of the Switzerland squad to play at UEFA Euro 2008 and was the youngest player at the tournament at 19 years old.^[6] He was also in the Switzerland 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup where he played twice.

International goals

U-21 team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 August 2007	Kortrijk, Belgium	Belgium	0–2	1–2	Friendly
2.	8 September 2007	Wohlen, Switzerland	Macedonia	1–0	1–1	Qualifier
3.	12 October 2007	Fredrikstad, Norway	Norway	2–1	2–1	Qualifier
4.	16 October 2007	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–1	0–4	Qualifier
5.	16 October 2007	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–2	0–4	Qualifier
6.	17 November 2007	Delemont, Switzerland	Estonia	1–0	5–0	Qualifier
7.	17 November 2007	Delemont, Switzerland	Estonia	4–0	5–0	Qualifier
8.	5 June 2009	Wil, Switzerland	Armenia	1–0	2–1	Qualifier

National team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 February 2008	London, England	England	1–1	2–1	Friendly
2.	9 September 2009	Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2–2	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	10 August 2011	Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	0–1	1–2	Friendly
4.	11 October 2011	Basel, Switzerland	Montenegro	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Career performance

All-Time Performance

Club	Season	Total Competitions
		App	Min. Played	Ave. Min per Game	Goals	Ass't
BSC Old Boys	2005–06	18	1024'	56.9'	10	4
FC Basel U21	2006–07	17	1101'	64.8'	10	5
FC Basel	2006–07	8	220'	27.5'	1	0
	2007–08	36	1914'	53.1'	10	6
	2008–09	17	1183'	69.6'	6	5
Club Total		96	5442'	56.7'	37	20
National Teams
Switzerland U19	2006–07	7	464'	66.2'	7	2
Switzerland U21	2007–	5	433'	86.6'	7	1
Switzerland	2008–	8	337'	42.1'	1	3
National Total		20	1234'	61.7'	15	6
Career Totals		116	6676'	57.6'	52	26

^[7][8]

Honours

Team Awards

Basel

• Swiss Cup: 2007–08
• Swiss Super League: 2007–08
• Uhren Cup: 2008

Individual Awards

Basel

• Swiss Youngster of the Year 2007–08

References

1. ^ "Klarer Sieg im Cup gegen OB" (in German). FC Basel 1893. 22 October 2005. http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/matchReport/-/857. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
2. ^ "FCB siegt dank Derdiyok-Hattrick" (in German). FC Basel 1893. 2 March 2008. http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/matchReport/-/1353. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
3. ^ "Toon open talks with Swiss star". Sunday Sun. 29 June 2008. http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/sport/newcastle-utd/newcastle-utd-news/2008/06/29/toon-open-talks-with-swiss-star-79310-21168213/. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
4. ^ "DER FCB ZUM ZWEITEN MAL IN DER CLUBGESCHICHTE IN DER CHAMPIONS-LEAGUE!!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. 27 August 2008. http://www.fcb.ch/sport/show/matchReport/-/1562. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
5. ^ "Derdiyok zu Bayer 04" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 28 May 2000. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/derdiyok-zu-bayer-04/news/anzeigen_27791.html. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
6. ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (6 February 2008). "England 2–1 Switzerland". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7229823.stm. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
7. ^ "19 Eren Derdiyok" (in German). transfermarkt.ch. http://www.transfermarkt.ch/de/spieler/47543/erenderdiyok/profil.html. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 
8. ^ "Eren Derdiyok" (in German). hattrick.ch. http://www.hattrick.ch/nla_vereine_kader.cfm?cmd=detail&spieler=3458&verein=3&saison=2008/09. Retrieved 14 March 2011. 

External links

• Eren Derdiyok Profile at Swiss Football League Website (German)
• Eren Derdiyok at fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Derdiyok, Eren
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	12 June 1988
Place of birth	Basel, Switzerland
Date of death
Place of death