Veli Kavlak
Veli Kavlak (born 3 November 1988) is an Austrian former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Vienna, Kavlak has represented Austria at international level.
 Kavlak with Beşiktaş in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veli Kavlak[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Slovan HAC | |||
| 2003–2004 | Rapid Wien | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2011 | Rapid Wien | 146 | (13) |
| 2011–2018 | Beşiktaş | 115 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Austria U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Austria U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Austria U21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2014 | Austria | 31 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:58, 17 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:34, 26 November 2013 (UTC) | |||
Playing style
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.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 May 2018.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| National team | Season | 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 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 August 2012 | Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna |  Turkey | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Personal life
Veli Kavlak was born to Turkish parents.[3] He also holds Turkish citizenship.[4] He speaks Turkish fluently.
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 2010-11-27.
- "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