Aytaç Kara
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bornova, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kasımpaşa | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Altay | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Altay | 23 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Eskişehirspor | 43 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Trabzonspor | 54 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Bursaspor | 32 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Kasımpaşa | 58 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Galatasaray | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Göztepe (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Kasımpaşa | 98 | (24) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Turkey U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Turkey U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2019 | |||
Aytaç Kara (born 23 March 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.
Club career
Kara made his Süper Lig debut on 31 August 2012.[2][3]
Galatasaray
He signed a three-year contract with Galatasaray in the 2021-22 season.[4][5]
On 2 August 2022, his contract was terminated on mutual agreement.[6]
Göztepe
On 4 February 2022, he was loaned to Göztepe until the end of the season.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Altay | 2010–11 | 1. Lig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Lig | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Eskişehirspor | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 4 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 54 | 2 | |||
| Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Bursaspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 32 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 35 | 8 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 64 | 12 | ||||
| Galatasaray | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Göztepe (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 69 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 72 | 19 | ||||
| Career total | 292 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | 339 | 47 | |||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ Aytaç Kara at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "AYTAÇ KARA - Player Details". TFF.org. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ "Aytaç Kara Kasımpaşamızda". Kasımpaşa. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Hoş geldin Aytaç Kara!". www.galatasaray.org. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Aytaç Kara ile sözleşme imzalandı". www.galatasaray.org. 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Profesyonel futbolcumuz Aytaç Kara'nın sözleşme feshi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Aytaç Kara Göztepe'mizde". goztepe.org.tr (in Turkish). 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ Aytaç Kara at Soccerway
External links
- Aytaç Kara at the Turkish Football Federation
- Aytaç Kara – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aytaç Kara – UEFA competition record (archive)