Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 4 | (0) |
1996–1999 | Kocaelispor | 73 | (27) |
1999–2003 | Beşiktaş | 102 | (53) |
2004 | Tianjin Teda | 3 | (0) |
2004 | İstanbulspor | 8 | (5) |
2005–2006 | Beşiktaş | 20 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Etimesgut Şekerspor | 11 | (6) |
2006–2007 | Antalyaspor | 11 | (2) |
2007 | MKE Ankaragücü | 9 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Kocaelispor | 11 | (3) |
2009–2010 | FK Khazar Lenkoran | 10 | (5) |
2010 | Adanaspor | 9 | (3) |
2011 | Eyüpspor | 23 | (8) |
International career | |||
2000 | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmet Dursun (born 25 January 1978) is a Turkish former professional footballer. [1]
Dursun started his career in Germany when he signed for SG Wattenscheid 09. In 1996, he was transferred to the Turkish club Kocaelispor and he was selected for the Turkey national under-21 football team. In the 1999–2000 season, he was signed by Istanbul club Beşiktaş J.K. and he scored 21 goals in his first season. After such a successful year, the pressure of maintaining that high level of football got to him and he transferred to a China to play for Tianjin Teda.
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