Hasan Ahmet Sarı (born 21 January 1992) is a Turkish

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who plays as a

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for Bulvarspor in the

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. He formerly played for the Turkey under-21s.

Life and career

Early life

Sarı was born in

Şişli Şişli () is one of the 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. In 2009, Şi ...

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. He moved with his family to the city of

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...

following the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which caused considerable destruction in the Avcılar district of the city. He was present in the family home in Avcılar at the time of the earthquake.

Club

He developed through the

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Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football team has won seven Süper Lig championships. Trabzonspor also have a women's football team, ...

, spending the 2008–09 season on loan to affiliated youth team Trabzonspor A2. He made his

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debut for Trabzonspor during the following 2009–10 season. He appeared as a 71st-minute substitute for teammate

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in a 3–1 defeat away to Kasımpaşa on 22 November 2009. He spent the second half of the 2010–11 season on loan to 1461 Trabzon, a local affiliate team that play in the TFF 2. Lig. He scored seven goals in 15 appearances, the first coming in a 1–1 draw against

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on 30 January 2011. In June 2011 he agreed a new five-year contract with Trabzonspor.

International

Sarı has achieved international recognition for

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at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. In his only game for the Turkey under-16s, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0

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victory against the Austria under-16s on 13 November 2007. He went on to represent his country in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He played in all three group matches of the final tournament and scored against the Germany under-17s as the Turkey under-17s were knocked out in the group phase. He has also played for the Turkey under-19s in the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He scored a crucial goal in the qualifying phase against the Iceland under-19s in October 2010. In the final tournament, held in

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, he again played in all three group matches. The Turkey under-19s did not pass the first round after finishing in third place in Group B.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sari, Hasan Ahmet 1992 births People from Şişli Footballers from Istanbul Living people Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Association football forwards Trabzonspor footballers 1461 Trabzon footballers Giresunspor footballers Fethiyespor footballers Batman Petrolspor footballers Manisaspor footballers Ankara Demirspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players TFF Second League players TFF Third League players