Umut Sönmez (born 20 June 1993) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club VfR Aalen. He plays as a midfielder, and can work in both an offensive and creative role.

Umut Sönmez
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Varto, Muş, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfR Aalen
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2013 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Augsburg II 2 (0)
2013–2014 FC Memmingen 42 (12)
2014–2015 Orduspor 14 (1)
2015–2016 Gaziantep BB 38 (5)
2016–2017 Kayserispor 13 (0)
2017 Adana Demirspor 6 (0)
2018–2019 Manisa 7 (1)
2019–2020 Tuzlaspor 27 (3)
2020–2021 24 Erzincanspor 14 (1)
2021 Pendikspor 18 (5)
2021–2022 Sakaryaspor 21 (1)
2022–2023 İnegölspor 11 (0)
2023 Fethiyespor 11 (0)
2023– VfR Aalen 0 (0)
International career
2014 Azerbaijan U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Career

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Sönmez is a youth product of the German side FC Augsburg, and made his senior debut with their reserves in 2013. He followed that up with a stint at FC Memmingen, before moving to Turkey with Orduspor and Gaziantep BB. In 2016, he made his professional debut with Süper Lig side Kayserispor,[1] He followed that up with successive stints at Adana Demirspor, Manisa, Tuzlaspor, 24 Erzincanspor, Pendikspor, and Sakaryaspor.[2]

On 15 September 2023, Sönmez signed with VfR Aalen in Regionalliga.[3]

International career

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Sönmez was born in Turkey to parents of Azerbaijani descent, and was raised in Germany. He debuted for Azerbaijan U21 in a friendly 1–1 tie with Moldova U21 on 5 March 2014.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Adana Demirspor'da Umut Sönmez'in sözleşmesi feshedildi‚ sabah.com.tr, 18 December 2017
  2. ^ Gazetesi, Yeni Sakarya. "Umut Sönmez imzayı attı". yenisakarya.com.
  3. ^ "VFR AALEN WIRD NOCH EINMAL AUF DEM TRANSFERMARKT TÄTIG" [VFR AALEN IS ONCE AGAIN ACTIVE ON THE TRANSFER MARKET] (in German). VfR Aalen. 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ Azerisport.com. "U-21 millimizin Moldova toplanışına heyəti açıqlandı".
  5. ^ "Hücuma Dönük Orta Saha Umut Sönmez".
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