Murat Ceylan
Encyclopedia
Murat Ceylan is a Turkish
footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Gaziantepspor
in the Süper Lig. Ceylan is also a youth international, having been capped at the U-17, U-19, and U-21 levels.
, Turkey
. He began his career with local club Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor
in 2002, eventually moving to cross-town rivals Gaziantepspor
in 2004. Ceylan made his debut that same season, against Akçaabat Sebatspor
, playing two matches in total. However, he spent the majority of the season in the youth leagues, making 27 appearances. He was loaned half way through the 2005-06 season to another Gaziantep based club, Gaskispor. Ceylan spent the next season on loan as well, accumulating 40 professional matches under his belt. He returned to Gaziantespor at the start of the 2007-08 season, entering the starting lineup in the center of midfield. Ceylan made 27 league appearances, helping Gaziantepspor to an 8th place finish. The team also reached the group stages of the 2007–08 Turkish Cup, finished fourth in the group with five points. The next season, Ceylan made 31 league appearances, and the team once again finished 8th. The team qualified for the group stages of the cup, but did not progress past the stage for the second year in a row. Ceylan made another 31 league appearances during the 2009–10 season
, with the team finishing in 14th place. He was linked with Galatasaray
at the end of the 2009-10 season, but a move never materialized.
U-17s, but was not capped. He earned his first cap for the U-17 squad in a match against Italy
on 22 December 2004. Ceylan was not called up for international duty again until 2007, when he was called up to the U-19 squad. He has been capped seven times for the U-19 team, scoring one goal. Ceylan has also been capped for the Turkey national under-21 football team
.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
in the Süper Lig. Ceylan is also a youth international, having been capped at the U-17, U-19, and U-21 levels.
Life and career
Ceylan was born in GaziantepGaziantep
Gaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He began his career with local club Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Gaziantep Büyüksehir Belediyespor
Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Gaziantep, Turkey. The club was founded in 1998 after Sankospor became defunct.-Current squad:...
in 2002, eventually moving to cross-town rivals Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....
in 2004. Ceylan made his debut that same season, against Akçaabat Sebatspor
Akçaabat Sebatspor
Akçaabat Sebatspor, also known as A. Sebatspor is a Turkish football club located in the Akçaabat district of Trabzon, Turkey. They play their home games in the Akçaabat Fatih Stadyumu. The club was founded in 1923.-History:...
, playing two matches in total. However, he spent the majority of the season in the youth leagues, making 27 appearances. He was loaned half way through the 2005-06 season to another Gaziantep based club, Gaskispor. Ceylan spent the next season on loan as well, accumulating 40 professional matches under his belt. He returned to Gaziantespor at the start of the 2007-08 season, entering the starting lineup in the center of midfield. Ceylan made 27 league appearances, helping Gaziantepspor to an 8th place finish. The team also reached the group stages of the 2007–08 Turkish Cup, finished fourth in the group with five points. The next season, Ceylan made 31 league appearances, and the team once again finished 8th. The team qualified for the group stages of the cup, but did not progress past the stage for the second year in a row. Ceylan made another 31 league appearances during the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Süper Lig
The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1...
, with the team finishing in 14th place. He was linked with Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
at the end of the 2009-10 season, but a move never materialized.
International career
Ceylan was first called up to the Turkey U-17 squad in September 2004 for two matches against the BulgariaBulgaria national football team
The FIFA Bulgaria national football team is an association football team fielded by the Bulgarian Football Union, a member association of UEFA. The team's home ground is Vasil Levski in Sofia and Luboslav Penev is in charge manager after replacement of Lothar Matthäus...
U-17s, but was not capped. He earned his first cap for the U-17 squad in a match against Italy
Italy national under-17 football team
The Italy national U-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Italy and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation.The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship, held every year.-UEFA U-17 Championship Record:...
on 22 December 2004. Ceylan was not called up for international duty again until 2007, when he was called up to the U-19 squad. He has been capped seven times for the U-19 team, scoring one goal. Ceylan has also been capped for the Turkey national under-21 football team
Turkey national under-21 football team
Turkey's national Under-21 football team , also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.-History:...
.