Burak İnce (born 20 January 2004) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Manisa, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Manisaspor | ||
| 2015–2019 | Altınordu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Altınordu | 62 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Śląsk Wrocław | 14 | (2) |
| 2023 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Turkey U14 | 15 | (5) |
| 2018 | Turkey U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019 | Turkey U16 | 8 | (4) |
| 2020– | Turkey U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2021– | Turkey U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Burak İnce came through the academy of Altınordu, which produced several Turkish talents, such as Cengiz Ünder, Çağlar Söyüncü, Barış Alıcı, Berke Özer and Ravil Tagir.[3]
İnce made his professional debuts with Altınordu on 8 August 2020 against Hatayspor, becoming the youngest ever footballer to play in the TFF First League.[4] Nearly a month after, he also became the youngest goalscorer in a 4–1 victory against Eskişehirspor, where he also delivered an assist for Anıl Koç.[5]
İnce was reportedly monitored by notable European clubs such as Bayern Munich, Manchester City or Leicester,[2][4][5][6][7] and he stated he dreamed of playing for FC Barcelona.[8][9]
In November 2021, it was announced İnce would join Bundesliga club Arminia Bielefeld in late January 2022, after his 18th birthday.[10] He agreed on a contract until 2025.[10]
On 13 July 2023, following Arminia's relegation to 3. Liga, İnce signed a two-year deal with Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław on a free transfer.[11]
References edit
- ^ Burak İnce at Soccerway
- ^ a b Giriş, Haber (27 June 2019). "15 yaşında A Takım'a! Altınordulu Burak İnce..." Hürriyet (in Turkish).
- ^ "Altın pazar" [Gold market]. Yeniasir (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Burak Ince: talento turco classe 2004". World Football Scouting (in Italian). 9 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Altınordunun genç yıldızı Burak İnce, bütün Avrupanın radarında". Fanatik. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Hawkins, Billy (20 September 2019). "Man City scout record-breaking wonderkid who scored first professional goal aged 15". talkSPORT. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Altınordulu Burak İnce'ye Bayern Münih talip oldu! 5 milyon Euro..." Aspor (in Turkish). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Altınordulu Burak İnce'nin hayali Barcelona" [Altınordulu Burak İnce's dream is Barcelona]. Goal (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Polat, Anil P. (3 May 2020). "Altinordu-Talent Burak Ince: "Ich glaube daran, dass ich das Trikot von Barcelona tragen werde"". GazeteFutbol (in German). Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Vertrag bis 2025: Arminia holt türkisches Talent Burak Ince". kicker (in German). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Burak İnce nowym piłkarzem Śląska" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 13 July 2023.
External links edit
- Burak İnce at Soccerway
- TFF Profile
- Burak İnce on Instagram