Volkan Dikmen (born 14 October 1991, in
Berlin
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) is a
Turkish footballer
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who plays for
CFC Hertha 06
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Apart from football the club also offers chess, table ...
.
He started his playing career in
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...
's youth team and joined the second team during 2009. Dikmen was linked with moves to
Istanbul
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sides
Galatasaray
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and
Fenerbahçe, but signed a 1.5 year contract with
Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the Kadir Has Stadium in red and yellow kits.
The team has won one Turkish Cup in 2008 and also fini ...
in January 2010.
Dikmen made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in a league match against
Eskişehirspor
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on 14 March 2010.
References
External links
Volkan Dikmen official websiteGuardian Football Stats
at Fupa
1991 births
Living people
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's youth international footballers
Kayserispor footballers
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
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Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Berlin