Murat Ceylan
{{Short description|Turkish footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Murat Ceylan
| full_name =
| image = Murat Ceylan'14.JPG
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|3|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gaziantep, Turkey
| height = 1.68 m
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2002–2004
| youthyears2 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs1 = Gaziantep B.B.
| youthclubs2 = Gaziantepspor
| years1 = 2004–2012
| years2 = 2005–2006
| years3 = 2012
| years4 = 2012–2016
| years5 = 2016–2018
| years6 = 2018–2019
| years7 = 2019–2021
| years8 = 2021
| clubs1 = Gaziantepspor
| clubs2 = → Gaskispor (loan)
| clubs3 = → Samsunspor (loan)
| clubs4 = Mersin İdmanyurdu
| clubs5 = Gaziantep B.B.
| clubs6 = Fatih Karagümrük
| clubs7 = Elazığspor
| clubs8 = Erbaaspor
| caps1 = 106
| caps2 = 40
| caps3 = 14
| caps4 = 78
| caps5 = 47
| caps6 = 12
| caps7 = 37
| caps8 = 3
| goals1 = 3
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2004
| nationalyears2 = 2007
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2010
| nationalyears4 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Turkey U17
| nationalteam2 = Turkey U19
| nationalteam3 = Turkey U21
| nationalteam4 = Turkey A2
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Murat Ceylan (born 2 March 1988) is a Turkish former footballer.
Life and career
Ceylan was born in Gaziantep, Turkey. He began his career with local club Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor in 2002, eventually moving to cross-town rivals Gaziantepspor in 2004. Ceylan made his debut that same season, against Akçaabat Sebatspor, playing two matches in total. However, he spent the majority of the season in the youth leagues, making 27 appearances. He was loaned half way through the 2005-06 season to another Gaziantep based club, Gaskispor. He returned to Gaziantespor at the start of the 2007-08 season. He was linked with Galatasaray at the end of the 2009-10 season, but a move never materialized.{{cite web
| url = http://fanatik.ekolay.net/Galatasaray-Haberleri-Murat-Ceylan-Florya'ya-yak%C4%B1n_3_Detail_32_177963.htm
| title = Murat Ceylan Florya'ya yakın
| date = 25 May 2010
| publisher = fanatik.net
| language = Turkish
| accessdate = 2 September 2010}}{{cite web
| url = http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/15209569.asp?gid=373
| title = G.Saray'ın hedefi Murat Ceylan
| date = 2 June 2010
| publisher = hurriyet.com.tr
| language = Turkish
| accessdate = 2 September 2010}}
On the last day of the January transfer market 2019, Ceylan was one of 22 players on two hours, that signed for Turkish club Elazığspor.[http://www.sportbible.com/football/news-turkish-club-break-transfer-record-by-signing-22-players-in-two-hours-20190201 Turkish Club Break Transfer Record By Signing 22 Players In Two Hours], sportbible.com, 31 January 2019 had been placed under a transfer embargo but managed to negotiate it with the Turkish FA, leading to them going on a mad spree of signing and registering a load of players despite not even having a permanent manager in place. In just two hours, they managed to snap up a record 22 players - 12 coming in on permanent contracts and a further 10 joining on loan deals until the end of the season.
International career
Ceylan was first called up to the Turkey U-17 squad in September 2004 for two matches against the Bulgaria U-17s, but was not capped. He earned his first cap for the U-17 squad in a match against Italy on 22 December 2004. He has been capped for the U-19 team and for the Turkey national under-21 football team.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|22 December 2014}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||
| rowspan=2 width=140|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!width=40|Apps | width=40|Goals
!width=40|Apps | width=40|Goals
!width=40|Apps | width=40|Goals | ||
| Mersin İdmanyurdu
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| colspan=3|Career total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{reflist|2}}
External links
- {{UEFA player|1902601}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121003043326/http://guardian.touch-line.com/?Lang=0&CTID=26&CPID=66&pStr=Player&PLID=191560&TEID=1036 Guardian Stats Centre]
- {{Soccerway|murat-ceylan/22196}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceylan, Murat}}
Category:Footballers from Gaziantep
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:Turkey men's youth international footballers
Category:Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Turkey men's B international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Gaziantepspor footballers
Category:Gaskispor footballers
Category:Samsunspor footballers
Category:Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers
Category:Gaziantep F.K. footballers
Category:Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
Category:Elazığspor footballers
Category:TFF Second League players