Hakan Balta

Hakan Balta (born 23 March 1983 in Berlin) is a retired Turkish football player. He played for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.

Hakan Balta

Hakan Balta against Samsunspor
Personal information
Full name	Hakan Kadir Balta
Date of birth	(1983-03-23) 23 March 1983
Place of birth	Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back / Left back
Youth career
2000–2003	Hertha BSC II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Manisaspor	116	(23)
2007–2018	Galatasaray	253	(11)
National team‡
2006–2016	Turkey	50	(2)
Teams managed
2020–	Galatasaray (Assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2015