Erdal Kılıçaslan (born 23 August 1984) is a Turkish-German former professional

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who played as a

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. With 41 goals in 64 caps across all Germany youth levels, he holds the record for German youth internationals.

Career

Kılıçaslan came through youth setup at

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. During this time he represented

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at Under-15 to Under-20 level, scoring 41 goals in 64 caps overall. As of December 2017, this was a record for any German youth international. He progressed to Bayern's

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in the

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, but left after two years, heading to Turkey in 2005. After three years with

Gaziantepspor Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matc ...

, he moved to

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 ...

in 2008 and joined Gençlerbirliği in 2011. Kılıçaslan was released by

Osmanlispor Sincan Belediyesi Ankaraspor Kulübü, commonly known as Ankaraspor (), is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League. The club was ...

in summer 2017.

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* * * 1984 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Turkish men's footballers German sportspeople of Turkish descent Footballers from Munich Men's association football forwards FC Bayern Munich II players Gaziantepspor footballers Gaziantep F.K. footballers Konyaspor footballers Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Mersin Talim Yurdu footballers Ankaraspor footballers Süper Lig players Türkgücü München players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1980s-stub