Veli Kızılkaya (born 1 February 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belediye Kütahyaspor. He was also a youth international, making one appearance for the Turkey national under-21 football team in 2006.

Veli Kızılkaya
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Altıntaş, Kütahya, Turkey
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) 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, correct as of 30 October 2022

Club career

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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 transferred him in 2005, and then sold him to Bucaspor 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 to Kayseri Erciyesspor.

On 31 August 2016, he rejoined Bucaspor on a one-year contract.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Bucaspor'dan 12 transfer birden" (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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