Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık#Death

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ahmet Çalık

| image = AUT vs. TUR 2016-03-29 (224).jpg

| caption = Çalık with Turkey in 2016

| fullname = Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Turkey |work=FIFA.com |format=PDF |page=21 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627043508/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2013/pdf/FWYC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=27 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_date = {{birth date |1994|02|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|1|11|1994|02|26|df=y}}

| death_place = Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = 2005–2011

| youthclubs1 = Gençlerbirliği

| years1 = 2011–2017

| clubs1 = Gençlerbirliği

| caps1 = 109

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2017–2020

| clubs2 = Galatasaray

| caps2 = 36

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2020–2022

| clubs3 = Konyaspor

| caps3 = 47

| goals3 = 1

| totalcaps = 192

| totalgoals = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Turkey U16

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2011

| nationalteam2 = Turkey U17

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam3 = Turkey U18

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam4 = Turkey U19

| nationalcaps4 = 22

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| nationalyears5 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam5 = Turkey U20

| nationalcaps5 = 11

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2013–2015

| nationalteam6 = Turkey U21

| nationalcaps6 = 12

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalyears7 = 2015–2017

| nationalteam7 = Turkey

| nationalcaps7 = 8

| nationalgoals7 = 1

}}

Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık (26 February 1994 – 11 January 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Gençlerbirliği, Galatasaray, Konyaspor, and the Turkey national team.{{cite web | url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=887953 | title=Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık | publisher=tff.org | accessdate=3 February 2011}}

International career

Çalık represented Turkey at the 2013 UEFA U-19 Championship{{Cite web |title=U19s beat Russia: 2-1 - TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=471&ftxtID=18144 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.tff.org}} and 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013™: Türkiye |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20/turkey2013/teams/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u20/turkey2013/teams/1888299 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=www.fifa.com |language=en}}

On 6 November 2015, Çalık was selected for the Turkey national team to play friendlies against Qatar and Greece respectively.{{cite news|last1=Turkish Football Federation|title=Turkish A National Team Squad Announced for Qatar and Greece Matches|url=http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=471&ftxtID=24059|accessdate=8 November 2015}} He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Greece.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=471&ftxtID=24133|title = Turkey 0-0 Greece - TFF}} He was part of the Turkish squad for the Euro 2016,{{cite web|title=UEFA EURO 2016|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/season=2016/teams/team=135/squad/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302173522/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-finals/season=2016/teams/team=135/squad/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2016|work=UEFA|accessdate=12 June 2016}} but ended up not playing in the tournament.

He scored his first senior international goal in a friendly March 2017 victory over Moldova. This was also his last international game.{{NFT player|61389}}

Career statistics

= Club =

class="wikitable", style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National Cup ! colspan="2" \|Continental ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="7" \|Gençlerbirliği \|2011–12 \| rowspan="6" \|Süper Lig \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|3{{Efn\|Appearances in Spor Toto Cup\|name=STC\|group=lower-alpha}} \|0 \|3 \|0
2012–13 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|5 \|0
2013–14 \|29 \|2 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|30 \|2
2014–15 \|29 \|0 \|6 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|35 \|0
2015–16 \|30 \|2 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|31 \|2
2016–17 \|16 \|0 \|2 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|18 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !109 !4 !10 !0 !0 !0 !3 !0 !122 !4
rowspan="5" \|Galatasaray \|2016–17 \| rowspan="4" \|Süper Lig \|14 \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|14 \|1
2017–18 \|4 \|0 \|5 \|1 \|2{{Efn\|Appearances in UEFA Europa League\|name=UEL\|group=lower-alpha}} \|1 \| colspan="2" \|— \|11 \|2
2018–19 \|7 \|0 \|6 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|13 \|0
2019–20 \|11 \|0 \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \|15 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !36 !1 !15 !1 !2 !1 !0 !0 !53 !3
rowspan="3" \|Konyaspor \|2020–21 \| rowspan="2" \|Süper Lig \|29 \|1 \|4 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|33 \|1
2021–22 \|18 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|— \| colspan="2" \|— \|18 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !47 !1 !4 !0 !0 !0 !0 !0 !51 !1
colspan="3" \|Career total !192 !6 !32 !1 !2 !1 !3 !0 !226 !8

class="wikitable", style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup

! colspan="2" |Continental

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="7" |Gençlerbirliği

|2011–12

| rowspan="6" |Süper Lig

| colspan="2" |—

|3{{Efn|Appearances in Spor Toto Cup|name=STC|group=lower-alpha}}

2012–13

| colspan="2" |—

2013–14

|29

| colspan="2" |—

|30

2014–15

|29

| colspan="2" |—

|35

2015–16

|30

| colspan="2" |—

|31

2016–17

|16

| colspan="2" |—

|18

colspan="2" |Total

!109

!10

!122

rowspan="5" |Galatasaray

|2016–17

| rowspan="4" |Süper Lig

|14

| colspan="2" |—

|14

2017–18

|2{{Efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=UEL|group=lower-alpha}}

| colspan="2" |—

|11

2018–19

| colspan="2" |—

|13

2019–20

|11

| colspan="2" |—

|15

colspan="2" |Total

!36

!15

!53

rowspan="3" |Konyaspor

|2020–21

| rowspan="2" |Süper Lig

|29

| colspan="2" |—

|33

2021–22

|18

| colspan="2" |—

|18

colspan="2" |Total

!47

!51

colspan="3" |Career total

!192

!32

!226

= International =

:Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Çalık goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1	27 March 2017	New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey	{{fb\|MDA}}	align="center"\|2–0	align="center"\|3–1	align="center"\|Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

27 March 2017

New Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey

align="center"|2–0

align="center"|3–1

align="center"|Friendly

Style of play

Çalık was a central centre-back and man-marker, he was athletic and relied mostly on his pace and timing.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

Death

Çalık died in a traffic accident in Ankara on 11 January 2022 at the age of 27.{{cite news|date=11 January 2022|title=Ahmet Çalık hayatını kaybetti|work=NTV Spor|url=https://www.ntvspor.net/futbol/son-dakika-ahmet-calik-hayatini-kaybetti-61dd344eb91a8015b826feee|access-date=11 January 2022}}{{Cite web|author=Ben Morse|title=Former Turkey international defender Ahmet Calik dies at age 27|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/football/ahmet-calik-turkey-death-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=2022-01-16|website=CNN}}{{Cite web|date=2022-01-11|title=Ahmet Calik, former Turkey football international, dies in car crash|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jan/11/ahmet-calik-former-turkey-football-international-dies-in-car-crash|access-date=2022-01-16|website=the Guardian|language=en}} The 2021–22 Süper Lig season was subsequently named in his honour.{{cite news|title=

Spor Toto Süper Lig'e Ahmet Çalık Sezonu ismi verildi|url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=285&ftxtID=36896|publisher=Turkish Football Federation|access-date=18 January 2022|language=tr}}