Salih Uçan

Salih Uçan (2013 )

Salih Uçan (born 6 January 1994 in the province of Muğla Marmaris ) is a Turkish football player in the service of Fenerbahce.

Career

Association

Uçan began with the club football in the youth of Marmaris Belediyespor and changed in September 2008 in the youth of Bucaspor. In 2010 he received a professional contract, but continued to play mainly for the reverse side. Parallel to his work in the reserve but he was involved in the full training of professionals and included in the team's formation. So he made his professional debut on 9 November 2010 at a cup match against third division Yeni Malatyaspor. About six weeks after this meeting, he came in the Cup match against Fenerbahce one more time to use one. End of the season his club missed the league in the Süper Lig and rose in the second highest class, the TFF 1 Lig from. In his second season, he captured early on a regular place and became one of the rising stars of the season. Shortly afterwards, he raised interest from other clubs.

Immediately after end of the season Fenerbahce secured the services of young midfielder in the summer of 2012. As a transfer fee for Uçan Fenerbahçe paid to Bucaspor 1.4 million euros plus the player Okan Alkan. They continued competing against a Beşiktaş Istanbul and against Rubin Kazan. Besiktas president Ahmet Only Çebi had arranged before the change to an appointment with Bucaspor President Mehmet Bektur, but Aziz Yıldırım, president of Fenerbahçe, had " 60,000 euros more necessary ". Salih UCAN to move to Fenerbahçe and the concomitant knocking out the offers Kazan and Beşiktaş: "At Rubin Kazan I did not. What I want there as a 18 year old? In addition, my country is too cold. "And" In Besiktas coach was not fixed and the one who was to come, could not possibly know me. " Curiously, the coach who took over shortly after the Office in Beşiktaş, just be explorers and conveyor Samet Aybaba. Salih Uçan, for Fener " at this time the best solution " was, for a long time was not registered because the club among others, Raul Mereiles and Mehmet Topal committed. "My time will come. The coach says that the future belongs. " Comments the young star was then, however, he was, despite good performances in training and in testing always supplement the player and did not come through inserts in test matches and in the Turkish Cup competition beyond. His point debut for " Fener " he gave on 29 October 2012, when he came on after 77 minutes for Hasan Ali Kaldirim on Matchday 9 against Antalyaspor. Three minutes after coming off the bench underwent Salih Uçan an error that 3-1 of the enemy led to the gate. He had to be constructed shortly thereafter by his crew again. Goalkeeper Volkan Demirel Above all, motivated Salih Uçan with the words "Stay strong, you'll be a big one. ". From the weakness not only Salih Uçan was affected. The whole club was then in crisis. The Uçan However, currently used at Bucaspor and youth national teams as an offensive player at Fenerbahçe as a defensive midfielder was therefore requested by quite a few in the root formation. Also Aykut Kocaman, who was a trainer was not lost on his team's performance, when Salih Uçan aground. Salih Uçans turning point should be in March 2013, when he League first knockout round second leg was against Viktoria Plzen 35 minutes for Mehmet Topal, who was injured, on as a substitute in Europe and scored the 1-0 opening goal a minute before half-time; the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Because Fenerbahçe won the first leg 1-0, the draw was enough to progress because Fenerbahçe won the direct comparison with 2:1. In the game he was the best player on the pitch. A week later he was in the second league game against Antalyaspor his first goal in the Süper Lig follow. Through its services Salih abnermals aroused the interest of Rubin Kazan, but gave Fener in person by Aziz Yıldırım a rejection. Its words: " So much money can not print. " In his first season for Fenerbahçe he came to ten inserts, in which he scored three goals. In the Europa League, where Fenerbahce reached the semi-final and the final participation narrowly missed, Salih Uçan came on seven missions and scored a goal ( just to make the score 1-0 against Plzeň ).

National

Uçan played from the Turkish U-15 to U-19 in all Turkish youth national teams. After 2012 he began to play for the U-20 national team, he played in 2013 for the Turkish U- 21st In 2013 he played at the same time for the U- 19, U-20 and U- 21st

As part of the U-20 World Cup in 2013 he was appointed to the tournament line-up of the Turkish U-20 national team.

In November 2013, he was nominated under two test matches of the national team coach Fatih Terim for the first time in the squad of the Turkish national team. He made ​​his international debut in a friendly on November 15, 2013 against the Northern Irish national team.

Achievements

• Eighth finalist in the U-20 World Cup: 2013