Salih Uçan
 Salih Uçan with Fenerbahçe in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Marmaris, Muğla, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Bucaspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2012– | Fenerbahçe | 26 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | → Roma (loan) | 7 | (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 16 December 2015. | |||
Salih Uçan (Turkish pronunciation: [saːlih ut͡ʃan], born 6 January 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
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. The first half of the season, Uçan mostly sat in the bench and was substituted in a few games. After the winter break with the start of the second half, Salih started finding more and more chances to play. Impressively, he used the opportunities wisely and finally, 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 also scored two fantastic goals against Orduspor on 7 April 2013, and again his contribution helped Fenerbahçe to 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
Uçan returned to Fenerbahçe at the end of his two-year loan spell at Roma.[6]
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, Salih played his first national match for Turkey against Northern Ireland in Adana.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 16 December 2015
| 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 | ||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 4 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 80 | 5 | ||
Honours
Club
- Fenerbahçe
- Süper Lig (1): 2013–14
- Turkish Cup (1): 2012–13
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.
- 1 2 "Ucan confirms Roma exit". Football Italia. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
External links
- Salih Uçan at TFF.org
- Salih Uçan – UEFA competition record
- Salih Uçan – FIFA competition record
- Salih Uçan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Salih Uçan at Mackolik.com