Barış Memiş (born 5 January 1990) is a Turkish professional

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. He plays as an

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for

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. In 2011 he was banned from football for two years for using banned substances.

Life and career

Memiş began his football career in 2002 when he signed a youth contract with

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. He was promoted to the senior squad in 2007, following the departure of

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. At the start of the 2008–09 season, Memiş was given the number 61, which is of significance because it is the city code of

Trabzon Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. The city was founded in 756 BC as "Trapezous" by colonists from Miletus. It was added into the Achaemenid E ...

. The number has since been given to Ibrahima Yattara. Memiş signed a three-year contract extension on 1 June 2009 and another one on 1 June 2012. In 2011 he was banned from football for two years for using banned substances.

Honours

Trabzonspor *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup () is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now Ziraat Bankası is ...

: 2009–10 *

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* * 1990 births Footballers from Akçaabat Living people Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Men's association football midfielders Turkish sportspeople in doping cases Trabzonspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers 1461 Trabzon footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers Adanaspor footballers Eyüpspor footballers Sarıyer S.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players TFF Second League players TFF Third League players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub