Atalay Babacan
Country: Turkey
Date of birth: 28/06/2000 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Denizli (Turkey)
Height: —
Youth career: Denizlispor, Galatasaray (since 2013)
Current club: Galatasaray
Squad number: —
Current national team: Turkey U-17
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger
Preferred foot: left
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/2), 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (5/1)
Contract until: unknown
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: David Silva
Strengths:
– pace & acceleration 
– ball control
– dribbling
– passing
– technique 
– vision 
– flair
– creativity
– long shots 
Weaknesses:
– aerial duels
– defensive contribution
Style of play:
– advanced playmaker/number ’10’
– quick, agile and unselfish left-footed attacking player with a natural eye for goal
– likes to be fielded in a free role as an attacking midfielder, where he is given space to roam the pitch
– likes to roam around in the space between the opposition’s midfield and defence
– creative player with very good technical ability, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control, fast direction shifts in possession and vision to make through passes to the teammates providing dynamism to the team’s last offensive third plays
– likes to dribble
– extremely dangerous on the counter thanks to his pace and acceleration
– known for his “quick feet”, speed of movement and dynamism
– tricky off-the-ball movements in and around the opposite’ box
– able to deliver pin-point passes and crosses
– displays a natural technique to take fast decisions in tight spaces/under pressure
– plays with a natural flair and is dangerous in the box
– very strong in 1v1 situations, unpredictable and very confident of his skills
– excellent balance, coordination and changes of pace
– often makes surging runs into penalty box
– competent set-piece taker
He is best suited to playing as:
Attacking midfielder in 4-2-3-1.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7dVkOZZhx0
Achievements:
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League summary (as for 24 June 2017):
No senior team appearances yet.
Description:
Atalay Babacan joined Galatasaray youth academy from Denizlispor in 2013. He has been considered to be a great talent since his early years. He belongs to very talented 2000 Turkish generation which includes, among others, Ozan Kabak, Abdussamed Karnucu, Sefa Akgün, Recep Gül, Yunus Akgün & Malik Karaahmet.He showed himself to a wider crowd at the 2017 European Under-17 Championship, where where he was one of the best players of Turkish national team that unexpectedly made it to the semi-final, but got knocked out by a very strong England team.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
9/10 
Player has potential to become a key player in a top European club.
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