Atalay Babacan (born 28 June 2000) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for the Turkish club

Ümraniyespor Ümraniyespor is a Turkish professional football club located in Ümraniye, Istanbul. The club plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1938. They have secured promotion to Süper Lig for their first time 3 weeks be ...

in the

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Club career

Galatasaray

In 2015, he transferred to Galatasaray infrastructure. Playing for Galatasaray U-16, U-17 and U-21 teams, Babacan signed a 3-year official contract with Galatasaray on 8 October 2018. He played his first official game against

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...

on 5 December 2018, in the 5th round match of the

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, at Keçiörengücü away. The young star, who stayed on the field for 65 minutes, scored the first goal of his team in the match that Galatasaray won 2–1.

Ümraniyespor (loan)

On 26 January 2022, Galatasaray announced that the 21-year-old football player was loaned to

, one of the

teams, until the end of the season.

Sarıyer (loan)

On 8 September 2022, he signed a 1-year loan contract with

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team

Sarıyer Sarıyer () is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. It consists of the neighbourhoods of Rumelifeneri, Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan and Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also administers the Black Sea c ...

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* 2000 births Sportspeople from Denizli Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Galatasaray S.K. footballers Adanaspor footballers Ümraniyespor footballers Sarıyer S.K. footballers Boluspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players TFF Second League players {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub