Aytaç Kara

Aytaç Kara

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Bornova, Turkey
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kasımpaşa
Number	35
Youth career
2003–2010	Altay
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Altay	23	(0)
2012–2015	Eskişehirspor	43	(4)
2015–2018	Trabzonspor	54	(2)
2017–2018	→ Yeni Malatyaspor (loan)	31	(4)
2018–2019	Bursaspor	32	(6)
2019–2021	Kasımpaşa	58	(9)
2021–2022	Galatasaray	6	(0)
2022	→ Göztepe (loan)	7	(0)
2022–	Kasımpaşa	83	(19)
International career^‡
2010–2011	Turkey U18	7	(0)
2011	Turkey U19	2	(0)
2012	Turkey U20	2	(0)
2013–2014	Turkey U21	4	(0)
2013–	Turkey	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 13 December 2024 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019

Aytaç Kara (born 23 March 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Kasımpaşa.

Club career

Kara made his Süper Lig debut on 31 August 2012.[2][3]

Galatasaray

He signed a three-year contract with Galatasaray in the 2021-22 season.[4][5]

On 2 August 2022, his contract was terminated on mutual agreement.[6]

Göztepe

On 4 February 2022, he was loaned to Göztepe until the end of the season.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Altay	2010–11	1. Lig	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2011–12	2. Lig	20	0	1	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
Eskişehirspor	2012–13	Süper Lig	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14		26	3	10	1	—		—		36	4
	2014–15		3	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		31	3	12	1	0	0	—		43	4
Trabzonspor	2014–15	Süper Lig	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
	2015–16		18	1	6	1	2[b]	0	—		26	2
	2016–17		17	0	6	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		39	1	13	1	2	0	—		54	2
Yeni Malatyaspor (loan)	2017–18	Süper Lig	29	4	2	0	—		—		31	4
Bursaspor	2018–19	Süper Lig	32	6	0	0	—		—		32	6
Kasımpaşa	2019–20	Süper Lig	32	5	3	3	—		—		35	8
	2020–21		26	4	3	0	—		—		29	4
	Total		58	9	6	3	—		—		64	12
Galatasaray	2021–22	Süper Lig	6	0	0	0	6[c]	0	—		12	0
Göztepe (loan)	2021–22	Süper Lig	7	0	1	0	—		—		8	0
Kasımpaşa	2022–23	Süper Lig	32	3	2	2	—		—		34	5
	2023–24		37	14	1	0	—		—		38	14
	Total		69	17	3	2	—		—		72	19
Career total			292	40	39	7	8	0	—		339	47

1. Includes Turkish Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. Aytaç Kara at National-Football-Teams.com
2. "AYTAÇ KARA - Player Details". TFF.org. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
3. "Aytaç Kara Kasımpaşamızda". Kasımpaşa. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
4. "Hoş geldin Aytaç Kara!". www.galatasaray.org. 11 June 2021.
5. "Aytaç Kara ile sözleşme imzalandı". www.galatasaray.org. 11 June 2021.
6. "Profesyonel futbolcumuz Aytaç Kara'nın sözleşme feshi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
7. "Aytaç Kara Göztepe'mizde". goztepe.org.tr (in Turkish). 4 February 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
8. Aytaç Kara at Soccerway

External links

• Aytaç Kara at the Turkish Football Federation
• Aytaç Kara – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Aytaç Kara – UEFA competition record (archive)