Burak Kaplan | |
Fullname: | Burak Kaplan[1] |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1990 |
Birth Place: | Cologne, West Germany |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder, left winger |
Youthyears1: | 1994–1997 |
Youthclubs1: | SSV Vingst |
Youthyears2: | 1997–2008 |
Youthclubs2: | Bayer Leverkusen |
Years1: | 2008–2010 |
Caps1: | 32 |
Goals1: | 10 |
Years2: | 2009–2011 |
Caps2: | 4 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2011 |
Clubs3: | → Greuther Fürth (loan) |
Caps3: | 6 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2011–2014 |
Clubs4: | Beşiktaş |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2013 |
Clubs5: | → SV Babelsberg 03 (loan) |
Caps5: | 10 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2013 |
Clubs6: | → Fethiyespor (loan) |
Caps6: | 2 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2014 |
Clubs7: | → KFC Uerdingen 05 (loan) |
Caps7: | 11 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs8: | Wattenscheid 09 |
Caps8: | 49 |
Goals8: | 14 |
Years9: | 2017 |
Clubs9: | FC Kray |
Caps9: | 14 |
Goals9: | 6 |
Totalcaps: | 133 |
Totalgoals: | 35 |
Nationalyears1: | 2007 |
Nationalteam1: | Turkey U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2009 |
Nationalteam2: | Turkey U19 |
Nationalyears3: | 2010–2012 |
Nationalteam3: | Turkey U21 |
Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
Burak Kaplan (born 1 February 1990) is a Turkish-German former professional football midfielder who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger.[2]
Kaplan made his Bundesliga debut on 11 December 2009 for Bayer Leverkusen against Hertha BSC. He scored the 2–1 go-ahead goal in the 90th minute, only to see the 2–2 equalizing goal be scored by the other club in the additional time.[3] Subsequently, on 13 December 2009, he signed a professional contract with Leverkusen for three years until 2012.[4]
In July 2014, his contract with Beşiktaş was dissolved and he joined German fourth tier Regionalliga West side Wattenscheid 09.[5]