Hasan Ahmet Sarı (born 21 January 1992) 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 forward for Bulvarspor in the

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. He formerly played for the Turkey under-21s.

Life and career

Early life

Sarı was born in

Şişli Şişli () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 10 km2, and its population is 276,528 (2022). Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş ...

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. He moved with his family to the city 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 ...

following the

1999 İzmit earthquake An earthquake of moment magnitude 7.6 struck Kocaeli Province, Turkey on 17 August 1999. According to official figures, at least 18,373 people died and 48,901 people were injured during the earthquake, and 5,840 people were missing. At least 15 ...

, which caused considerable destruction in the Avcılar district of the city. He was present in the family home in Avcılar at the time of the earthquake.

Club

He developed through the

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Trabzonspor Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...

, spending the 2008–09 season on loan to affiliated youth team Trabzonspor A2. He made his

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

debut for Trabzonspor during the following 2009–10 season. He appeared as a 71st-minute substitute for teammate

Tayfun Cora Tayfun Cora (born 5 December 1983 in Vakfıkebir) is a retired Turkish footballer. Career Tayfun plays for Trabzonspor, where he promoted from youth team. He made the step up to the first team in his teenage years, and is also a regular in the T ...

in a 3–1 defeat away to Kasımpaşa on 22 November 2009. He spent the second half of the 2010–11 season on loan to 1461 Trabzon, a local affiliate team that play in the TFF 2. Lig. He scored seven goals in 15 appearances, the first coming in a 1–1 draw against

Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a multi-sports club based in Adana, Turkey. The football department is the most popular department which relegated to TFF 1. Lig on 16 March 2025 after 4 seasons at the Super Lig. Founded by railway workers of Turk ...

on 30 January 2011. In June 2011 he agreed a new five-year contract with Trabzonspor.

International

Sarı has achieved international recognition for

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels. In his only game for the Turkey under-16s, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0

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victory against the Austria under-16s on 13 November 2007. He went on to represent his country in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He played in all three group matches of the final tournament and scored against the Germany under-17s as the Turkey under-17s were knocked out in the group phase. He has also played for the Turkey under-19s in the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He scored a crucial goal in the qualifying phase against the Iceland under-19s in October 2010. In the final tournament, held in

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, he again played in all three group matches. The Turkey under-19s did not pass the first round after finishing in third place in Group B.

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