Veli Kızılkaya is a Turkish

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 professional footballer who currently plays as a defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 for Kayseri Erciyesspor

Kayseri Erciyesspor

Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor...

 in the TFF First League

TFF First League

The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

. He was also a youth international, making one appearance for the Turkey national under-21 football team

Turkey national under-21 football team

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 in 2006.

Club career

Kızılkaya began his career with Özel İdare Köyhizmetlerispor, an amateur club, in 1999. He was transferred to Kütahyaspor in 2001, and promoted to the senior team in 2003. Kahramanmaraşspor

Kahramanmarasspor

Kahramanmaraşspor is a Turkish football club based in Kahramanmaraş....

 transferred him in 2005, and then sold him to Bucaspor

Bucaspor

Bucaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Izmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor are nicknamed Fırtına . The club colours are yellow and navy....

 in 2008. Kızılkaya was a part of the Bucaspor squad that earned promotion to the Süper Lig at the end of the 2009–10 season. In January 2011, he transferred from Bucaspor

Bucaspor

Bucaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Izmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor are nicknamed Fırtına . The club colours are yellow and navy....

 to Kayseri Erciyesspor

Kayseri Erciyesspor

Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor...

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