Necati Ateş (Turkish pronunciation: [nedʒaːti ateʃ]; born 3 January 1980) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the current assistant manager of Greek Super League club Panathinaikos.[1]
Club career
Born in İzmir, Ateş made his professional debut with Altay S.K. and Adanaspor, scoring for both at an impressive rate. In 2004, he signed with Süper Lig giants Galatasaray SK.
In 2005–06, Ateş played an integral part in Galatasaray's 16th national championship conquest. However, on 25 July 2007, club manager Karl-Heinz Feldkamp officially reported to the board he was not planning to use the player in the upcoming season, which resulted in a transfer list; he split (always on loan) the campaign between Ankaraspor and Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, netting 11 goals in total.
For 2008–09 another loan ensued, as Ateş joined Real Sociedad.[2] Though heavily featured, he only managed to score once and the Basque side finished sixth, thus failing to return to La Liga.
In the 2009 summer, after more than 100 official matches and over 50 goals, Galtasaray released Ateş. He immediately joined fellow league club Antalyaspor, ranking joint-fourth in the topscorers' list as it finished ninth.
On the last day of the January 2012 transfer window, Ateş signed a six-month contract with old acquaintance Galatasaray for a fee of €250,000.[3] He scored his first goal in his second spell on 4 February in a 2–1 win at Gaziantepspor, and went on to have an important offensive role as the team won the domestic league.
International career
Ateş made his Turkey national team debut during the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, playing three times for the third-placed nation and going scoreless in the process. His first goal came on 26 March 2005, in a 2–0 home win against Albania for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4] He also netted in the turbulent playoff against Switzerland, in November.[5]
International goals
Scores and results table. Turkey's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2005 | BJK İnönü, Istanbul, Turkey |  Albania |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 16 November 2005 | Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey |  Switzerland |
3–1 | 4–2 | 2006 World Cup qualification – Playoffs |
| 3. | 24 April 2006 | Fenixstadion, Genk, Belgium |  Belgium |
1–0 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 4. | 31 May 2006 | Stadion am Bieberer Berg, Offenbach am Main, Germany |  Saudi Arabia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 24 April 2006 | Wagner and Partners, Sittard, Netherlands |  Angola |
1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Altay | 1997–98 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1999–00 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2000–01 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 19 | |||
| 2001–02 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 22 | |
| Aydınspor | 1999–00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Adanaspor | 2001–02 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 17 | ||
| 2002–03 | 33 | 19 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 19 | |||
| 2003–04 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 5 | |||
| Total | 81 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 41 | |
| Galatasaray | 2003–04 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 16 | 10 | |
| 2004–05 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 38 | 19 | |||
| 2005–06 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 39 | 22 | ||
| 2006–07 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Total | 99 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 122 | 58 | |
| Ankaraspor | 2007–08 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 | 4 | ||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| İstanbul BB | 2007–08 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 8 | ||
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | |
| Real Sociedad | 2008–09 | 35 | 1 | ? | ? | - | - | 35 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| Antalyaspor | 2009–10 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 37 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 13 | |||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 5 | |||
| Total | 76 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 36 | |
| Galatasaray | 2011–12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 8 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |
| Eskişehirspor | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 397 | 163 | 39 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 444 | 180 | |
International
| Turkey | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 19 | 5 |
Honours
Club
- Galatasaray
International
- Turkey
- FIFA Confederations Cup: Third-place 2003[9][10]
References
- ^ Necati Ateş Kayseri Erciyesspor'da (Necati Ateş to Kayseri Erciyesspor); Goal.com, 11 July 2014 (in Turkish)
- ^ Serkan Kurtuluş Galatasaray'da (Serkan Kurtuluş to Galatasaray); Galatasaray SK, 1 September 2008 (in Turkish)
- ^ Necati Ateş Galatasaray'da (Necati Ateş to Galatasaray); Galatasaray SK, 1 February 2012 (in Turkish)
- ^ Early flourish floors Albania; UEFA.com, 26 March 2005
- ^ Streller fires Swiss to Germany; UEFA.com, 16 November 2005
- ^ "Necati Ateş". Mackolik. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "N. Ateş". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ^ "Necati Ateş". European Football. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ^ "FIFA Confederations Cup France 2003™". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Turkey edge past Colombia". BBC Sport. 28 June 2003. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
- Necati Ateş at the Turkish Football Federation
- Necati Ateş at National-Football-Teams.com
- Necati Ateş – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Necati Ateş – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Necati Ateş at BDFutbol
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