Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Yavuzeli, Turkey | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2023 (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Malatya, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Gaziantepspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Bugsaşspor | 40 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Osmanlıspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Osmanlıspor | 28 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ümraniyespor | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 87 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan (11 September 1994 – 7 February 2023) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Career
Türkaslan began his senior career with Bugsaşspor in 2013, and had a short loan at Osmanlıspor in 2016–17. He made his professional debut for Osmanlıspor in a 4–0 loss to Beşiktaş on 3 June 2017.[2] He formally signed with Osmanlıspor, staying there for the next three seasons before moving to Ümraniyespor in 2020.
The following season, he signed a one-year contract with Yeni Malatyaspor.[3]
Personal life and death
Türkaslan was married.[4]
On 6 February 2023, Türkaslan was reported to be trapped under a collapsed residential building after the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[5] Claims that he had died were denied by the president of the club, Hacı Ahmet Yaman, who said that rescue operations were still ongoing.[6] His wife was rescued from the rubble and asked for help on social media. She added that there were no excavators or cranes at the location.[4] His body was recovered on 7 February 2023. He was 28 at the time of his death.[7][8]
Honours
Gaziantepspor
References
- ^ "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan Player Profile - ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
- ^ "BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. OSMANLISPOR FUTBOL KULÜBÜ - Maç Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Yeni Malatyaspor, Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ı transfer etti - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Futbolcu Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın eşi sosyal medyadan paylaştı: Burası çok kötü ne olur yardım edin". Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Yeni Malatyaspor'un kalecisi Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan depremde enkaz altında kaldı". Gazete Duvar (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın vefat haberine Yeni Malatyaspor'dan yalanlama! "Kurtarma çalışmaları sürüyor"". Akşam (in Turkish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan hayatını kaybetti, acı haberi Yılmaz Vural duyurdu". Fanatik. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "Yılmaz Vural yayında açıkladı: Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan'ın cansız bedenine ulaşıldı". NTV Spor. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
External links
- Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at Soccerway
- Ahmet Eyüp Türkaslan at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
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- 1994 births
- 2023 deaths
- People from Yavuzeli
- Turkish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- TFF Second League players
- Süper Lig players
- Gaziantepspor footballers
- Ankaraspor footballers
- Ümraniyespor footballers
- Yeni Malatyaspor footballers
- Victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
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