Emirhan Delibaş (born 1 January 2003) is a Turkish professional

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who most recently played as a

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for

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Club career

Beşiktaş

Delibaş, who was trained at Beşiktaş Football Academy, became a phenomenon in the social media with his goal against

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in 2015.

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, whom Emirhan Delibaş said "I want to meet the most", shared Emirhan's goal on his social media account by saying "Mashallah".

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, which published Emirhan's goal on its website, had the headline "Turkish Cristiano Ronaldo". Delibaş, who was at the squad before the

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season, played in friendly match against

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. He scored one goal and assisted Oğuzhan Akgün in the goal that brought the victory. Delibaş, who was played in the pre-season camp, was included in the team squad by technical director

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. On 8 September 2022, he was loaned out to fellow Turkish club Göztepe, along with his teammate

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. On 14 December 2023, he made his senior debut for Beşiktaş as a late substitute in a 2–0 away win against

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in the Conference League. On 5 January 2024, he featured in his first

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match against Kasımpaşa. A month later, on 19 February, Beşiktaş announced that they parted ways with Delibaş by mutual agreement. According to several other reports the club and Delibaş parted ways as a result of a conflicting age on a dating profile supposedly belonging to him. On 18 December 2024, Delibaş was banned from playing for four years after failing a doping test.

International career

Delibaş played in the

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* 2003 births Living people People from Sarıyer Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Süper Lig players TFF 1. Lig players Place of birth missing (living people) Turkish sportspeople in doping cases Doping cases in association football 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub