Oğuz Sabankay

Oğuz Sabankay

Personal information
Full name	Oğuz Sabankay
Date of birth	7 August 1987
Place of birth	Akhisar, Turkey
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Tarsus Idman Yurdu
Number	35
Youth career
1999–2004	Akhisar Belediyespor
2004–2006	Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2006	Galatasaray A2	61	(2)
2006–2011	Galatasaray	1	(0)
2007–2008	→ Vestel Manisaspor (loan)	15	(0)
2008	→ Eskişehirspor (loan)	0	(0)
2009–2010	→ İstanbul BB (loan)	10	(0)
2010–2011	→ Kartalspor (loan)	7	(0)
2011–2012	Akyurt Şekerspor	22	(0)
2012–2014	Bucaspor	4	(0)
2014	Eyüpspor	15	(0)
2014–	Tarsus Idman Yurdu	26	(0)
National team
2002	Turkey U16	?	(?)
2003–2004	Turkey U17	?	(?)
2003–2005	Turkey U18	?	(?)
2004–2006	Turkey U19	?	(?)
2005	Turkey U20	?	(?)
2006–2008	Turkey U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Oğuz Sabankay (born August 7, 1987 in Akhisar) is a Turkish footballer^[1] who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing Tarsus Idman Yurdu.

Club career

Galatasaray

Oğuz was signed from Akhisar B.G.S. in the summer of 2004 by Galatasaray for their youth team on the same day rivals Fenerbahçe signed Brazilian playmaker Alex. It was an interesting occurrence while one rival team signed an aging star playmaker for the present the other signed a young star playmaker for the future.

Oğuz made his professional debut on August 13, 2006 in a home game against Kayserispor coming on in the 84th minute for Saša Ilić. Galatasaray went on to win the game 4–0.

Vestel Manisaspor

On January 12, 2007 Oğuz signed for Vestel Manisaspor on a one and a half seasons long loan contract. This move was seen as a great opportunity for Oğuz to gain first team experience in a town close to his hometown of Akhisar. Ersun Yanal who was the Manisaspor coach at the time had worked with Arda Turan who was proving to be a revelation at Galatasaray that year, the previous season. Many expected similar feats from Oğuz. His time at Manisaspor was ridden with injuries and the fact that Manisaspor kept on changing their manager almost every 3 months did not help him gain a first team spot on the team either. He parted ways with the club once his contract ran out.

Eskişehirspor

Oguz signed a one season long loan contract with Eskişehirspor during the summer of 2008 or the 2008–2009 season. Even though Rıza Çalımbay had stated that Oğuz was a player he was excited over signing he did not give him a chance in a single match despite Oğuz impressing in the pre-season training camp over the summer as well as scoring a nice goal in a friendly match. The contract was mutually terminated in mid-season as Oğuz looked to gain first team experience elsewhere.

Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor

After leaving Eskişehirspor. Oğuz signed a one and a half seasons long contract with Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor on January 2009. At Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor he teams up with his former manager at the Galatasaray youth team and the U-17 Turkish NT, Abdullah Avcı.

Kartalspor

Oğuz joined Kartalspor on loan with fellow Galatasaray youth products Semih Kaya and Erhan Şentürk to work under Galatasaray legend Ergün Penbe for the 2010-2011 season.

International career

He has represented the Turkish national team on several levels including 4 appearances for the U-21's. He has played 60 times for what is referred to as the A youth and 6 times for the B youth scoring on 3 occasions in total on both levels. His first ever national team goal was in a game against the Northern Ireland U-17's in a European championship qualifier match. The goal came in the 74th minute with the Turkish U-17's going on to win the game 5–2 in Northern Ireland.

References

1. "OĞUZ SABANKAY". TFF. Retrieved 2009-04-10.