Salih Uçan
Salih Uçan (Turkish pronunciation: [saːlih utʃan], born 6 January 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alanyaspor.
 Salih Uçan with Fenerbahçe in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Marmaris, Muğla, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Bucaspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2012–2019 | Fenerbahçe | 37 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | → Roma (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Sion (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Empoli (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2019 | Empoli | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Alanyaspor | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Turkey U15 | 10 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U16 | 20 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U17 | 22 | (8) |
| 2011 | Turkey U18 | 20 | (10) |
| 2011–2012 | Turkey U19 | 13 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 18 | (8) |
| 2013– | Turkey U21 | 14 | (7) |
| 2013– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:05, 3 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:37, 1 February 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe signed Uçan for €1.4 million on 6 June 2012, for a five-year contract worth €220,000 per season. This transfer fee marked the highest fee paid to a Turkish youth player. On 14 March 2013, he scored his debut goal for the club in an UEFA Europa League match against Viktoria Plzeň in the round of 16. His contribution helped Fenerbahçe secure qualification to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 1–1 draw in the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[1] He scored two goals against Orduspor on 7 April 2013 and helped Fenerbahçe win four games in a row in the Süper Lig.[2]
Roma (loan)
On 7 July 2014, after weeks of protracted negotiations,[3] Uçan's move to Roma on a two-year loan deal for a fee of €4.75 million was completed. The agreement included an option for Roma to either extend the loan by another year or to sign Uçan outright for €11 million in 2016.[4][5] He made his official Roma debut in the 3–0 victory against Chievo on 18 October 2014. After two years with just 10 appearances, Roma chose to not make use of the option of a permanent signing.[6]
Return to Fenerbahçe
In July 2016 Uçan returned to Fenerbahçe at the end of his two-year loan spell at Roma but 1 year later he loaned out again to Swiss club Sion.[6]
Sion (loan)
In 31 August 2017, he was loaned out for a second time joining Swiss Super League FC Sion. In his one-year loan spell he played 19 league matches and 1 match in the Swiss Cup.
Second return to Fenerbahçe
In July 2018 Uçan returned to Fenerbahçe for second time at the end of his one-year loan spell at Sion however he played friendly matches on his second return.
Empoli (loan)
On 17 August 2018, Uçan joined to Italian Serie A club Empoli on loan until 30 June 2019.[7] Uçan scored on his debut for the club, the final goal in a 3–3 draw with Frosinone on 21 October 2018.[8]
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, it was announced that the move had been made permanent.[9]
Alanyaspor
On 10 July 2019, Uçan signed to Türkish club Alanyaspor.[10]
International career
Uçan played all the age categories for Turkish national team. He was also a part of Turkey national under-20 football team during the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 15 November 2013, he played his first national match for Turkey against Northern Ireland in Adana.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 May 2019.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bucaspor | 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2012–13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 74 | 6 | ||
| Roma (loan) | 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Sion (loan) | 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Empoli | 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 101 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 145 | 10 | ||
Notes
- Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
References
- "FENERBAHÇEMİZ ÇEYREK FİNALDE". Fenerbahce.org. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- "Orduspor 0-2 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahce.org. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- Zucchelli, Chiara (1 July 2014). "Roma-Uçan, adesso è fatta: via libera dal Fenerbahçe". Gazette Dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- Dove, Ed (6 July 2014). "Roma sign Ucan on two-year loan from Fenerbahce". Goal. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Ashley Cole joins Salih Uçan at Roma". UEFA.com. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "Ucan confirms Roma exit". Football Italia. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- "UFFICIALE: l'Empoli riporta Salih Ucan in Italia" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- "Salih Uçan müthiş golle Empoli'ye puan kazandırdı! Salih Uçan'ın golünü izle…" (in Turkish). Sözcü. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Empoli: Zajc to Fener, Salih stays". Football Italia. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "UFFICIALE: Empoli, Ucan torna in Turchia. Ha firmato con l'Alanyaspor". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- "Salih Uçan". Retrieved 21 October 2018.
External links
- Salih Uçan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Salih Uçan – UEFA competition record
- Salih Uçan – FIFA competition record
- Salih Uçan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Salih Uçan at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)