Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık

Turkish footballer

Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (26 February 1994 – 11 January 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer. He played as a centre-back. His career lasted from 2005 until his death. He played for Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor, and the Turkey national team.[1] Çalık played for the national team between 2015 until 2017 eight times.

Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık
Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık
Date of birth (1994-02-26)26 February 1994
Place of birth Ankara, Turkey
Date of death 11 January 2022(2022-01-11) (aged 27)
Place of death Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2005–2011 Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Gençlerbirliği 109 (4)
2017–2020 Galatasaray 36 (1)
2020–2022 Konyaspor 47 (1)
Total 192 (6)
National team
2010 Turkey U16 3 (1)
2010–2011 Turkey U17 14 (2)
2011–2012 Turkey U18 6 (0)
2012–2013 Turkey U19 22 (2)
2012–2013 Turkey U20 11 (0)
2013–2015 Turkey U21 12 (0)
2015–2017 Turkey 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Çalık died in a car crash in Ankara, Turkey on 11 January 2022 at the age of 27.[2]

References

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  1. "Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık". tff.org. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. "Ahmet Çalık hayatını kaybetti". NTV Spor. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.