Veli Kavlak

Veli Kavlak
	Kavlak with Beşiktaş in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Veli Kavlak
Date of birth	3 November 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Vienna, Austria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	SK Slovan HAC
2003–2004	Rapid Wien
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2011	Rapid Wien
2011–2018	Beşiktaş
Total
International career
2005–2006	Austria U19
2006–2007	Austria U20
2007–2010	Austria U21
2007–2014	Austria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Veli Kavlak (born 3 November 1988) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Rapid Wien and Turkish club Beşiktaş. He made 31 appearances for the Austria at international level scoring one goal.

International career

On 15 August 2012 he scored against his parents' home country Turkey playing for Austria in the 3rd minute. Austria went on to win that game 2–0.

Style of play

Kavlak is a defensive box-to-box midfielder. At club level, he is deployed in the holding role and is key in midfield with his tireless running and endless stamina. He is also a hardworking leader and although not being known for unsportsmanlike acts, he is known to be a hatchet man in midfield. Kavlak is often accompanied by another more offensive central midfielder such as Manuel Fernandes and Oğuzhan Özyakup. At international level, however, he has most prominently featured in a more advanced position in front of a holding midfielder.

Personal life

Veli Kavlak was born to Turkish parents.^[3] He also holds Turkish citizenship.^[4] He speaks Turkish fluently.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rapid Wien	2004–05	Austrian Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		2	0
	2005–06		14	2	2	0	1	0	17	2
	2006–07		29	3	1	0	–		30	3
	2007–08		27	2	4	1	–		31	3
	2008–09		29	4	3	1	2	0	34	5
	2009–10		24	2	2	0	7	0	33	2
	2010–11		21	0	3	0	10	1	34	1
	Total		146	13	15	2	20	1	181	16
Beşiktaş	2011–12	Super Lig	33	1	1	1	11	0	45	2
	2012–13		30	1	3	0	0	0	33	1
	2013–14		29	3	0	0	2	0	31	3
	2014–15		22	1	1	0	12	0	35	2
	2015–16		1	0	5	0	0	0	6	0
	2016–17		0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		115	6	12	1	25	0	152	7
Career total			261	19	27	3	45	1	333	23

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Austria	2007	3	0
	2008	1	0
	2009	3	0
	2010	5	0
	2011	3	0
	2012	7	1
	2013	7	0
	2014	2	0
Total		31	1

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kavlak goal.

List of international goals scored by Veli Kavlak
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 August 2012	Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria	Turkey	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Rapid Wien

Austrian Bundesliga: 2004–05, 2007–08

Beşiktaş

Süper Lig: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
^ "Veli Kavlak". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
^ "Loyalty test for Rapid's Turkish-tinged trio". Retrieved 27 November 2010.
^ "Player Details". TFF.org. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

External links

Veli Kavlak – UEFA competition record (archive)
Veli Kavlak – FIFA competition record (archived)
Veli Kavlak at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.

[2] "Veli Kavlak". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[3] "Loyalty test for Rapid's Turkish-tinged trio". Retrieved 27 November 2010.

[TFF.org-4] "Player Details". TFF.org. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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