Korcan Çelikay

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Goalkeeper Korcan Çelikay

Korcan Çelikay (born 31 December 1987) is a Turkish professional football goalkeeper.

Club career

Çelikay had started his career at İstanbulspor in 2004 and joined Beşiktaş at the end of that season. He played at youth team^[1] until his promotion to senior squad in 2006–07 season by Jean Tigana.

Yet to play for Beşiktaş for senior level, he was loaned out to Istanbul side Tepecik Belediyespor to play at TFF Third League in 2007–08 season.

In 2009–10 season, he made his senior level league debut against the season-end champion Bursaspor, he entered the game on 43rd minute right after the veteran first keeper of team Rüştü been injured, on 17th match-day, in which the team suffered a 3–2 home loss, on December 18, 2009, Friday.^[2][3] Following his debut, he played twice at Türkiye Kupası for the team up against Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor due to the respective injuries of Rüştü and Hakan, the main choices for the goal.

Match-fixing scandal

On 14th July 2011 he was arrested because of match-fixing in Süper Lig last game Sivasspor-Fenerbahçe.^[4]

National team career

Çelikay was called up 10 times for national youth football team, 2 times for U-18, 7 times for U-19, 1 time for U-21; sum of 10 times. During his national team experience, he has been capped 3 times for youth levels.

References

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External links

• Sivasspor-Fenerbahçe Match-Fixing and Rigged Goal view
• Beşiktaş J.K. BJK Official web page profile
• TFF profile
• Worldfootball.net Profile

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