Ümit Kurt (born 2 May 1991) is a Turkish

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 lea ...

who plays as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categ ...

for 24 Erzincanspor.

Club career

MKE Ankaragücü

He made his Süper Lig debut on 24 April 2011 for

MKE Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü or fully Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Ankara. The football team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium following the ...

. Ümit Kurt played 35 matches with

and managed to score two goals playing as a center back defender.

Sivasspor

On 3 January 2013, Kurt was transferred to

Sivasspor Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Net Global Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department has competed in Süper Lig since t ...

for €140,000. Kurt scored his first goal on 25 August 2013, against

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

. He received a cross from

Cicinho Cícero João de Cézare (born 24 June 1980), nicknamed Cicinho (), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a right back. He had his breakthrough at São Paulo, where he was named in the 2005 Bola de Prata as the team won ...

in the 67th minute from a right corner and scored with a flying header.

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* * 1991 births Sportspeople from Osmaniye Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkey men's international footballers Men's association football central defenders MKE Ankaragücü footballers Sivasspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Boluspor footballers Manisa F.K. footballers Sakaryaspor footballers Şanlıurfaspor footballers 24 Erzincanspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-defender-stub