Fatih Sonkaya Explained

Fatih Sonkaya
Birth Date:1 July 1981
Birth Place:Oltu, Turkey
Height M:1.80
Children:Nisa Sonkaya
Position:Right back
Youthclubs1:SV Heerlerhei
Youthclubs2:Swift Roermond
Youthclubs3:Heerlen
Youthclubs4:Roda
Years1:1998–2004
Clubs1:Roda
Caps1:93
Goals1:1
Years2:1999–2000
Clubs2:VVV (loan)
Caps2:8
Goals2:1
Years3:2004–2005
Clubs3:Beşiktaş
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Years4:2005–2008
Clubs4:Porto
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2005–2006
Clubs5:Porto B
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:2006–2007
Clubs6:Académica (loan)
Caps6:4
Goals6:0
Years7:2007–2008
Clubs7:Roda (loan)
Caps7:16
Goals7:0
Years8:2009
Clubs8:Khazar
Caps8:11
Goals8:0
Years9:2010
Clubs9:Erciyesspor
Caps9:14
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:165
Totalgoals:2
Nationalyears1:2003–2004
Nationalteam1:Turkey
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0

Fatih Sonkaya (born 1 July 1981) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a right back.

He also held Dutch nationality, due to the many years spent in that country.

Club career

Although born in Oltu, Eastern Anatolia Region, Sonkaya spent most of his youth in Heerlen, Netherlands where he, together with older brother Özcan, started playing soccer at RKSV Heerlen. He started his professional career at Roda JC in 1998 and, after six seasons (three as first-choice), with a loan to VVV-Venlo in between, transferred to Beşiktaş J.K. in his homeland.

For 2005–06, Sonkaya signed for Portuguese club FC Porto,[1] and collected the Primeira Liga winner's medal, albeit playing sparingly. The following campaign he was loaned to Académica de Coimbra also in the country,[2] appearing in just four top division games.[3]

After another loan, now back in the Netherlands with Roda, Sonkaya was released in June 2008 and joined Bursaspor. However, midway through the season, he moved to Azerbaijan's FK Khazar Lankaran.

In February 2010, Sonkaya returned to his country, signing with Kayseri Erciyesspor in the second level.

International career

A Turkish international since 2003, Sonkaya gained six caps, and appeared twice in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup as the national team finished third (two 2–1 wins).

Honours

Club

Porto

2005–06

2005–06

Country

Third place 2003[4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O primeiro turco. The first Turkish. Record. Portuguese. 9 July 2005. 14 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Sonkaya foi conhecer novos companheiros. Sonkaya met new teammates. Record. Portuguese. 21 July 2006. 14 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Sonkaya: "Não sei porque deixei de jogar". Sonkaya: «I do not know why I stopped playing». Record. Portuguese. 20 December 2006. 14 July 2015.
  4. News: FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™. FIFA. 8 February 2022. En. https://archive.today/20220208130911/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/confederationscup/france2003. 8 February 2022.
  5. News: Turkey edge past Colombia. BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. 8 February 2022. En. https://archive.today/20220208131803/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3027082.stm. 8 February 2022.