Birhan Vatansever

Birhan Vatansever

Country: Turkey

Date of birth: 25/04/1997 (16 years old)

Place of birth: Istanbul (Turkey)

Height: 1,80m

Club career: Galatasaray SK

Squad number: —

Current national team: Turkey U-18

Position: defensive midfielder, centre midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 25,000 €

Contract until: unknown

Player’s agent: Batur Altiparmak

Similar type of player: Stiliyan Petrov & Demetrio Albertini

Strengths:

– passing

– tactical awareness

– concentration

– defensive contribution

– teamwork

– vision

Style of play:

– likes to play short passes

– dictates tempo

– improves the team’s off the ball movement when in possession

– likes to play through balls

– player is very good in combination play

He is best suited to playing as:

Defensive midfielder in 4-2-3-1.

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Achievements:

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League summary:

No senior team appearances yet.

Description:

Birhan Vatansever started his career at small club Kartalspor, former team of Turkish internationals – Egemen Korkmaz, Volkan Demirel and Servet Cetin. Already at the age of 11 he drew attention from biggest clubs in Turkey and joined Galatasaray youth academy in 2008. At the moment he is one of the best players and leaders of “Galata” U-19 setup. He is also a regular Turkish youth international – he represented “The Crescent-Stars” at many youth levels – U-15, U-16 and U-17, while currently being a member of U-18 level.

Quotes:

“In the future I would like to play in La Liga just like Arda Turan.”

(Birhan Vatansever)

Football Talent Scout potential rating:

7/10