Alperen Babacan (born 18 July 1997) is a Turkish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...

club Gençlerbirliği.

Professional career

Babacan made his senior debut with his hometown club Denizlispor in a 2–2 draw with

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Its centre is at a distance of to the north from the traditional cen ...

on 6 December 2014. Babacan moved to

Akhisarspor Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Akhisar.

on 13 July 2017 after a successful season with Denizlispor, scoring five goals from right-back throughout the season. He made his league debut for Akhisarspor in a 4–2 loss to Galatasaray on 9 December 2017. On 12 January 2023, Babacan joined

club Gençlerbirliği on a one-and-a-half-year deal.

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* * * 1997 births Living people Footballers from Denizli Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Akhisarspor footballers Denizlispor footballers MKE Ankaragücü footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players Men's association football defenders {{Turkey-footy-bio-stub