Alperen Babacan
{{short description|Turkish professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alperen Babacan
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|7|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Denizli, Turkey
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Gençlerbirliği
| clubnumber = 24
| youthyears1 = 2007–2011 | youthclubs1 = Denizli Pamukkale Gençlikspor
| youthyears2 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs2 = Denizlispor
| years1 = 2014–2017 | clubs1 = Denizlispor | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2017–2021 | clubs2 = Akhisarspor | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = → Denizlispor (loan) | caps3 = 47 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021–2023 | clubs4 = Ankaragücü | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Gençlerbirliği | caps5 = 69 | goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Turkey U18
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam2 = Turkey U21
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 1 March 2025
| ntupdate = 20:52, 28 September 2022 (UTC)
}}
Alperen Babacan (born 18 July 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği.
Professional career
Babacan made his senior debut with his hometown club Denizlispor in a 2–2 draw with Karşıyaka on 6 December 2014.{{cite web |title=KARŞIYAKA DENİZLİSPOR – Maç Detayları TFF |url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=129961 |website=TFF |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607011151/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=129961 |archive-date=7 June 2022 |language=tr |url-status=live}} Babacan moved to Akhisarspor on 13 July 2017 after a successful season with Denizlispor, scoring five goals from right-back throughout the season.{{cite news |title=Akhisar Belediyespor'da Alperen Babacan sesleri |url=http://www.akhisarhaber.com/akhisar-belediyesporda-alperen-babacan-sesleri-32607h.htm |access-date=28 September 2022 |work=Akhisar Haber |date=13 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917232926/http://www.akhisarhaber.com/akhisar-belediyesporda-alperen-babacan-sesleri-32607h.htm |archive-date=17 September 2017 |language=tr}}
He made his league debut for Akhisarspor in a 4–2 loss to Galatasaray on 9 December 2017.{{cite web |title=GALATASARAY A.Ş. TELESET MOBİLYA AKHİSARSPOR – Maç Detayları TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=180461 |website=TFF |access-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607145115/https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=180461 |archive-date=7 June 2022 |language=tr |url-status=live}}
On 12 January 2023, Babacan joined TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği on a one-and-a-half-year deal.{{Cite press release|url=https://genclerbirligi.org.tr/kirmizi-karalarimiz-8-ismi-daha-kadrosuna-katti//|title=Kırmızı-Karalarımız 8 İsmi Daha Kadrosuna Kattı|date=12 January 2023|publisher=Gençlerbirliği|language=tr}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|alperen-babacan/378589}}
- {{TFF player|1034858}}
- {{Mackolik player|256546}}
{{Gençlerbirliği squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Babacan, Alperen}}
Category:Footballers from Denizli
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers
Category:Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Akhisarspor footballers
Category:Denizlispor footballers
Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Category:Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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