Sinan Bolat
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Sinan Bolat is a professional football
goalkeeper, who plays for Standard Liège
in the Belgian Jupiler League
. Although he was born in Turkey, he grew up in Belgium . He has played for Turkey
both at youth level and senior level.
in 2005, but only managed a handful of games in the league, including 3 starts. He transferred to Standard Liège
on 29 December 2008, 6 months before his contract was due to expire with Genk He had previously been linked to both Fenerbahçe
and Trabzonspor
of Turkey
.
2008–09 Season
He was Liège's preferred No.1 goalkeeper in the second half of the 2008–09 season due to out-of-favour Rorys Aragón
. Bolat started the last seven games of the season and kept five clean sheets, letting in only 2 goals, one in a 3–1 win against Germinal Beerschot and another in a 4–1 win against KV Mechelen. Bolat started the UEFA Cup
game against S.C. Braga on 26 February 2009 and managed to keep a clean sheet during the first half. However he was substituted at half time for the experienced Rorys Aragón
, the game finished 1–1.
In the final game of the 2008–09 season
, Liège needed to win their game away to Gent in order to force a play off against RSC Anderlecht for the Belgian League title, (if both points and number of matches won are tied then a two-legged play-off decides the ultimate winner). Liège were 1–0 up, up until the 92nd minute when a penalty was awarded against them. Bolat became the hero of the night as he pulled off a magnificent save from Bryan Ruiz
, ensuring the play-off. Standard Liège went on to win the resulting play-off, winning 2–1 on aggregate with Bolat keeping another clean sheet in the process, and were crowned champions on 24 May 2009. In his first season he managed to keep six clean sheets out of nine games and also saved a penalty. Winning the league automatically qualified Liège for the group stages of Champions League
in the 2009–10 season. Manchester United
and Arsenal were said to have made an offer for him in May 2009.
2009–10 Season
Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, Bolat helped his side to a 2–0 win in the 2009
Belgian Supercup
final against Genk
, on 27 July 2009. In Liège's final Champions League
group game against AZ Alkmaar on 9 December 2009, Bolat pushed up field when a free kick was awarded in the 95th minute and he scored a headed goal, tying the game at 1–1. The draw clinched third place in the group for Liège and gave them a place in the Europa League at the expense of Alkmaar.. This enabled Sinan to earn his place in history as the only goalkeeper ever to score a goal in open-play in the Champions League
.
, by then coach Fatih Terim
, for the 2010 World Cup qualification
games in September 2009, but was an unused substitute.
He gained his first cap on August 10, 2011, which is a friendly match against Estonia
at Türk Telekom Arena where Turkey won 3-0.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper, who plays for Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
in the Belgian Jupiler League
Jupiler League
The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division...
. Although he was born in Turkey, he grew up in Belgium . He has played for Turkey
Turkey national youth football team
- Turkey National Under-19 Squad :The Turkey national under-19 football team is the national youth football team of Turkey.-Current Squad:* Coach: Abdullah Ercan* Assistant Coach: Soner Tolungüç...
both at youth level and senior level.
Club career
Sinan started his professional career at the age of 17 with K.R.C. GenkK.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
in 2005, but only managed a handful of games in the league, including 3 starts. He transferred to Standard Liège
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
on 29 December 2008, 6 months before his contract was due to expire with Genk He had previously been linked to both Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe SK
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a professional sports club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Istanbul. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar )...
and Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
of Turkey
Turkcell Super League
The Süper Lig is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. It is one of the top leagues in the UEFA confederation and the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the UEFA Champions League...
.
Standard Liège
Bolat is reported to have moved to Standard Liège for a fee of just €150,000 in the January 2009 transfer window, on a 4.5 year contract.2008–09 Season
He was Liège's preferred No.1 goalkeeper in the second half of the 2008–09 season due to out-of-favour Rorys Aragón
Rorys Aragon
Rorys Andrés Aragón Espinoza , commonly known as Rorys Aragón, is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Barcelona and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
. Bolat started the last seven games of the season and kept five clean sheets, letting in only 2 goals, one in a 3–1 win against Germinal Beerschot and another in a 4–1 win against KV Mechelen. Bolat started the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
game against S.C. Braga on 26 February 2009 and managed to keep a clean sheet during the first half. However he was substituted at half time for the experienced Rorys Aragón
Rorys Aragon
Rorys Andrés Aragón Espinoza , commonly known as Rorys Aragón, is an Ecuadorian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Barcelona and the Ecuadorian national team.-Club career:...
, the game finished 1–1.
In the final game of the 2008–09 season
Belgian First Division 2008-09
The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009...
, Liège needed to win their game away to Gent in order to force a play off against RSC Anderlecht for the Belgian League title, (if both points and number of matches won are tied then a two-legged play-off decides the ultimate winner). Liège were 1–0 up, up until the 92nd minute when a penalty was awarded against them. Bolat became the hero of the night as he pulled off a magnificent save from Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Ruiz González , commonly known as Bryan Ruiz is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He is an attacking all-rounder, with good ball control, heading and passing....
, ensuring the play-off. Standard Liège went on to win the resulting play-off, winning 2–1 on aggregate with Bolat keeping another clean sheet in the process, and were crowned champions on 24 May 2009. In his first season he managed to keep six clean sheets out of nine games and also saved a penalty. Winning the league automatically qualified Liège for the group stages of Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
in the 2009–10 season. Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
and Arsenal were said to have made an offer for him in May 2009.
2009–10 Season
Prior to the start of the 2009–10 season, Bolat helped his side to a 2–0 win in the 2009
2009 Belgian Super Cup
The 2009 Belgian Super Cup is a football match that was played on 25 July 2009, between league winners Standard Liège and cup winners K.R.C. Genk. It was won easily by Standard Liège.-Match details:...
Belgian Supercup
Belgian Supercup
The Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Belgian Pro League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to...
final against Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
, on 27 July 2009. In Liège's final Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
group game against AZ Alkmaar on 9 December 2009, Bolat pushed up field when a free kick was awarded in the 95th minute and he scored a headed goal, tying the game at 1–1. The draw clinched third place in the group for Liège and gave them a place in the Europa League at the expense of Alkmaar.. This enabled Sinan to earn his place in history as the only goalkeeper ever to score a goal in open-play in the Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
.
International career
Sinan has played at youth level for Turkey, winning 4 caps at the U-19 level, and 3 at the U-21 level. He was called up by the senior national team for TurkeyTurkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
, by then coach Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim, Commendatore OSSI, is a Turkish football former player and manager. Terim was born in Adana, Turkey to Nuriye and Talat Terim. His father, Talat, is a Turkish Cypriot who emigrated to Turkey....
, for the 2010 World Cup qualification
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
The qualification competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup was a series of tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. Each confederation — the AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA — was allocated a certain number of the 32 places at the tournament...
games in September 2009, but was an unused substitute.
He gained his first cap on August 10, 2011, which is a friendly match against Estonia
Estonia national football team
The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
at Türk Telekom Arena where Turkey won 3-0.
| National team | Club | Season | Caps | Clean Sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Turkey national football team The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA... |
Standard Liège Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
2011 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | ||
| International appearances and clean sheets | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | CS | Competition |
| 2011 | ||||||
| 1. | 10 August 2011 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... |
3-0 | 1 | Friendly match Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 2. | 15 November 2011 | Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
0-0 | 1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-offs The UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying play-off ties were played over two legs, with the first legs on 11 November and the second legs on 15 November 2011... |
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Career stats
 BelgiumJupiler League The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division... |
Season | Jupiler League Jupiler League The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division... |
Belgian Cup Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège... |
Supercup Belgian Supercup The Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Belgian Pro League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to... |
Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps* | CS** | Apps | CS | Apps | CS | Apps*** | CS | Apps | CS | ||
| Standard Liège | 2011–12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | |
| 2009–10 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 12 | |
| 2008–09 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
| Club Total | 77 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 106 | 36 | |
| Racing Genk K.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as... |
2005–08 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Club Total | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| CAREER TOTAL | 82 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 111 | 38 | |
| Correct as of 23 November 2011 *CS = Clean Sheets **=Play-off matches in Jupiler League are also counted. ***Qualification matches in UEFA competitions are also counted. |
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Standard LiègeStandard LiègeRoyal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
- 2009 Belgium LeagueBelgian First Division 2008-09The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009...
Champion