Veli Kızılkaya

Veli Kızılkaya
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985
Place of birth Altıntaş, Kütahya, Turkey
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Belediye Kütahyaspor
Youth career
1999–2001 Özel İdare Köyhizmetlerispor
2001–2003 Kütahyaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Kütahyaspor 27 (3)
2005–2008 Kahramanmaraşspor 95 (10)
2008–2011 Bucaspor 53 (3)
2011 Kayseri Erciyesspor 15 (1)
2011–2012 Boluspor 32 (1)
2012–2013 Göztepe 27 (0)
2013–2014 Adanaspor 24 (0)
2014–2016 Şanlıurfaspor 60 (1)
2016–2017 Bucaspor 37 (2)
2018 Kastamonuspor 1966 12 (0)
2018–2019 Adanaspor 38 (3)
2020 Tuzlaspor 5 (0)
2020–2021 Afjet Afyonspor 8 (0)
2021 Sancaktepe 5 (0)
2021– Belediye Kütahyaspor 23 (0)
International career
2006 Turkey U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 October 2022

Veli Kızılkaya (born 1 February 1985) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He began his career with Kütahyaspor, later playing for several clubs in Turkey's top divisions, including Bucaspor, Kayseri Erciyesspor, and Göztepe. Kızılkaya was also a youth international, earning one cap for the Turkey national under-21 football team in 2006.

Club career

Kızılkaya began his professional career with Kütahyaspor in 2003. He transferred to Kahramanmaraşspor in 2005 and then to Bucaspor in 2008. At Bucaspor, he contributed to the team's promotion to the Süper Lig at the end of the 2009–10 season. In January 2011, he moved to Kayseri Erciyesspor.

On 31 August 2016, Kızılkaya rejoined Bucaspor on a one-year contract. He continued to play in Turkey's domestic leagues, representing clubs such as Boluspor, Göztepe, Adanaspor, Şanlıurfaspor, Tuzlaspor, and Afjet Afyonspor. His final club was Belediye Kütahyaspor, where he played until his retirement in November 2022.

International career

Kızılkaya earned one cap for the Turkey national under-21 football team in 2006.

References

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