Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan | ||
Date of birth | 11 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Yavuzeli, Turkey | ||
Date of death | 7 February 2023 | (aged 28)||
Place of death | Malatya, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Gaziantepspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Gaziantepspor | 0 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Bugsaşspor | 40 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Osmanlıspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Osmanlıspor | 28 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Ümraniyespor | 16 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 2 | (0) |
Total | 87 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan (11 September 1994 – 7 February 2023) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Career
[edit]Türkaslan began his senior career with Bugsaşspor in 2013, and had a short loan at Osmanlıspor in 2016–17. He made his professional debut for Osmanlıspor in a 4–0 loss to Beşiktaş on 3 June 2017.[2] He formally signed with Osmanlıspor, staying there for the next three seasons before moving to Ümraniyespor in 2020.
The following season, he signed a one-year contract with Yeni Malatyaspor.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]Türkaslan was married.[4]
On 6 February 2023, Türkaslan was reported to be trapped under a collapsed residential building after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[5] Claims that he had died were denied by the president of the club, Hacı Ahmet Yaman, who said that rescue operations were still ongoing.[6] His wife was rescued from the rubble and asked for help on social media. She added that there were no excavators or cranes at the location.[4] His body was recovered on 7 February 2023. He was 28 at the time of his death.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]Gaziantepspor
References
[edit]- ^ "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
- ^ "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. OSMANLISPOR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Yeni Malatyaspor, Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ı transfer etti - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Futbolcu Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın eşi sosyal medyadan paylaştı: Burası çok kötü ne olur yardım edin". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Yeni Malatyaspor'un kalecisi Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan depremde enkaz altında kaldı". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın vefat haberine Yeni Malatyaspor'dan yalanlama! "Kurtarma çalışmaları sürüyor"". Akşam (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan hayatını kaybetti, acı haberi Yılmaz Vural duyurdu". Fanatik. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Yılmaz Vural yayında açıkladı: Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın cansız bedenine ulaşıldı". NTV Spor. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at Soccerway
- Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)