Veli Kızılkaya (born 1 February 1985) is a Turkish professional

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 defender for

Belediye Kütahyaspor Belediye Kütahyaspor is a Turkish sports club from Kütahya, in western Turkey. The clubs plays in blue and light blue kits, and have done so since their formation in 1966. League participations * 1st League: 1966–1976, 1980–1985, 1987� ...

. He was also a youth international, making one appearance for the

Turkey national under-21 football team The Turkey national Under-21 football team (), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team. History This team is for Turkish players aged 21 or under at the start of a tw ...

in 2006.

Club career

Kızılkaya began his career with Özel İdare Köyhizmetlerispor, an amateur club, in 1999. He was transferred to Kütahyaspor in 2001, and promoted to the senior team in 2003.

Kahramanmaraşspor Kahramanmaraşspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Kahramanmaraş. History Following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, the club withdrew from the 2022-23 TFF Third League. League participations * Süper Lig: 1988–89 * T ...

transferred him in 2005, and then sold him to

Bucaspor Bucaspor was a professional Turkish Association football, football club based in Buca, İzmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor were nicknamed Fırtına (Storm). The club colours were yellow and navy. It was dissolved in 2020. History Bucaspor was the ...

in 2008. Kızılkaya was a part of the Bucaspor squad that earned promotion to the

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 ...

at the end of the 2009–10 season. In January 2011, he transferred from

Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri. History In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that wo ...

. On 31 August 2016, he rejoined

on a one-year contract.

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