Hüseyin Kartal (footballer) explained

Hüseyin Kartal
Birth Date:1 January 1982
Birth Place:Eğirdir, Turkey
Position:Forward
Years1:1999–2001
Years2:2001–2004
Years3:2004–2005
Years4:2005–2006
Years5:2006–2009
Years6:2009
Years7:2009–2010
Years8:2010
Clubs8:Yeni Malatyaspor
Caps1:55
Caps2:74
Caps3:17
Caps4:17
Caps5:42
Caps6:8
Caps7:18
Goals1:29
Goals2:9
Goals3:1
Goals4:2
Goals5:15
Goals6:0
Goals7:3
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalteam1:Turkey
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Hüseyin Kartal (born January 1, 1982, in Eğirdir) is a Turkish professional retired footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

Kartal has played for Ankaragücü, Ankaraspor and Denizlispor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He joined in January 2009 to Kasımpaşa S.K. and left after three and a half years at Diyarbakırspor.

International career

Kartal appeared in two matches for the senior Turkey national football team. He made his debut as a last-minute substitute in a 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup match against the United States on 19 June 2003. His second appearance, against Cameroon two days later, also lasted only a minute! One of the shortest two-match international careers of all time.

Honours

Turkey

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkish Football Federation. HÜSEYİN KARTAL. 2009-09-07.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.