Çağlar Birinci

Çağlar Birinci

200px Birinci playing for Turkey in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Çağlar Birinci
Date of birth	(1985-10-02) 2 October 1985
Place of birth	Trabzon, Turkey
Height
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1995–2004	Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004	Trabzonspor	0	(0)
2004–2005	→ Orduspor (loan)	1	(0)
2005–2006	Bakırköyspor	32	(2)
2006–2010	Denizlispor	73	(2)
2006	→ İstanbulspor (loan)	0	(0)
2007	→ Denizli Belediyespor (loan)	13	(0)
2010–2013	Galatasaray	13	(0)
2013–2014	Elazığspor	27	(0)
2014–2015	Akhisar Belediyespor	3	(0)
2015	Kayserispor	10	(2)
2015–2016	Karşıyaka	10	(1)
International career‡
2008	Turkey A2	1	(0)
2008–	Turkey	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2012

Çağlar Birinci (Turkish pronunciation: [t͡ʃaːɫaɾ biɾind͡ʒi], born 2 October 1985) is a Turkish footballer who last played as a left back for Karşıyaka.

Club career

After a season with Denizlispor in the 2006–07 season, he secured a first-team place as a left-back. In the 2007–08 season, he was given the number 61 squad number, and became vice-captain., eventually becoming the captain. Çağlar joined Elazığspor when his conctract expired on a free transfer and Akhisar Belediyespor the further season on 18 July 2014.

International career

Çağlar was selected for Turkey's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Armenia and Belgium. Çağlar made his debut against Belgium, starting as left-back.

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
• Süper Kupa (1): 2012

External links

• Statistics at TFF.org (Turkish)
• Birinci.html Çağlar Birinci at National-Football-Teams.com
• Çağlar Birinci – UEFA competition record
• Çağlar Birinci – FIFA competition record
• Çağlar Birinci at Footballdatabase