Christofer David (born Christofer Gurkan, 6 March 1993) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish

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club Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Netherlands, David's family moved to

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when he was 3 years old. He joined

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youth team at the age of seven and moved through the age groups at the Dutch club. In 2010, together with his family, he switched the Turkish surname ''Gurkan'' for his originally Aramaic surname ''David''.

Fulham

Former Fulham manager

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signed David, who was also attracting attention from Ajax on 4 January 2013 from Dutch club FC Twente. David made his Fulham debut in the

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third round against Norwich City at

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. On 11 May, the final day of the season with Fulham already relegated, David scored on his

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debut in the dying seconds to tie the game against Crystal Palace. Despite being featured for five matches at the start of the 2014–15 season and aiming for first team football, David's first team opportunities were soon limited under new manager

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Twente

On 31 January 2015, it was announced that David was sent on loan to his former club

until the end of the season. The club has the possibility to make the deal permanent. David did previously hint his return after they were relegated to the

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. However, David was placed in the

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squad instead and made his debut against

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on 6 February 2015. David made his senior FC Twente debut on 22 February 2015, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 60th minute, in a 2–1 loss against

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. David made another league appearance, in a 1–1 draw against

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on 28 February 2015. After this, David continued to play for Jong FC Twente throughout the season. David was captain and scored his first goal, in a 2–2 draw against Volendam on 3 April 2015. David scored his second goal in the last game of the season against

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. At the end of the 2014–15 season, the club decided not to take up options to sign David permanently, as the club's financial problem believed to be the main factor. Upon returning to Fulham, David was among nine players to be released by the club.

Go Ahead Eagles

On 14 August 2015, it was announced that David has been signed by Dutch

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side

Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles () are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's h ...

Cape Town City

On 23 February 2019,

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announced the signing of David on a contract until June 2021.

Club statistics

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