Ferhat Kiraz

Ferhat Kiraz (born 2 January 1989) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a left winger. Kiraz is also a youth international, having been capped by the U-17, U-18, U-19, and U-21 levels.[1]

Ferhat Kiraz
Kiraz playing for Bursaspor in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ferhat Kiraz
Date of birth (1989-01-02) January 2, 1989
Place of birth Bozkır, Konya, Turkey
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Youth career
2001–2005 Konya Demirspor
2005–2006 Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Gençlerbirliği 8 (0)
2008–2009 → Karşıyaka (loan) 29 (7)
2010 → Hacettepe (loan) 12 (2)
2010–2012 Boluspor 60 (22)
2012–2015 Bursaspor 55 (8)
2015–2017 Kasımpaşa 29 (0)
2017 Yeni Malatyaspor 9 (0)
2017–2018 Ankaragücü 23 (0)
2018–2019 Eskişehirspor 18 (0)
2020 Bucaspor 1928 1 (0)
National team
2005 Turkey U16 10 (2)
2005–2006 Turkey U17 12 (5)
2006–2007 Turkey U18 5 (1)
2006–2008 Turkey U19 30 (8)
2009 Turkey U21 7 (0)
2011–2013 Turkey A2 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Early life and club career

Kiraz was born in the town of Bozkır in Konya Province. The same year he was born, his father moved to Austria for work. His father visits Kiraz and the rest of his family twice a year. He has a younger brother, Yusuf, a right back currently playing for Hacettepe. Kiraz began his career with local club Konya Demirspor. Sami Özdedeoğlu, then manager of the club, suggested Kiraz to Ünal Karaman, who was then manager of the Turkey national under-21 football team. Kiraz was called up to the Turkey U-16 team, and was subsequently the subject of several inquiries from other clubs. Among them were Istanbul-giants Beşiktaş. However, Kiraz chose Gençlerbirliği instead.[2]

Kiraz signed for Gençlerbirliği in 2005. He competed in the youth leagues before making his debut at the end of the 2006–07 season, coincidentally against the club he turned down, Beşiktaş.[3] Kiraz made eight more appearances for the club before being loaned out to Karşıyaka at the beginning of the 2007–08 season. He made 29 appearances for the İzmir-based club, scoring seven goals. The next season, Kiraz was loaned out to feeder club Hacettepe during the winter transfer period. Kiraz scored two goals in 12 appearances with the club. Boluspor transferred Kiraz before the beginning of the 2010–11 season.[4]

References
  1. "FERHAT KİRAZ" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. Türker Tozar (31 December 2009). "Ferhat Kiraz : "Genç oyuncu oynayacağı takıma gitmeli"" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  3. "GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ 0–2 BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş." (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  4. "Boluspor'a Hacettepeli sol kanat" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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