Deniz Baykara (born 13 March 1984) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Greek club Panthrakikos.

Deniz Baykara
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-03-13) 13 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Bitlis, Turkey
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Panthrakikos
Youth career
1999–2001 Gaziosmanpaşaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Skoda Xanthi 107 (10)
2008–2009 Panserraikos 48 (1)
2009–2011 Panetolikos 60 (10)
2011–2016 Panthrakikos 142 (12)
2016–2017 Trikala 28 (2)
2017–2019 Doxa Drama 52 (4)
2019–2022 Nestos Chrysoupoli
2022– Panthrakikos
International career
2001 Turkey U16 4 (0)
2001 Turkey U17 3 (0)
2001 Turkey U18 1 (0)
2002 Turkey U19 10 (0)
2003 Turkey U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2019

Career

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Baykara's career started in 1999, when he signed with Gaziosmanpaşaspor, an Istanbul team. He is a very gifted play-maker and surprises goaltenders with his deceptive shot. He is naturally left footed and can play as a midfielder.

Deniz Baykara was transferred to Superleague Greece club Skoda Xanthi in 2001, where he played for seven seasons. In January 2008 transfer window, he was transferred to Football League club Panserraikos and helped the team gain promotion to Superleague Greece. In the summer of 2009, he signed a two-year contract with Football League club Panetolikos. Since the summer of 2011, he plays for Panthrakikos. After five years he joined Trikala in July 2016.[1]

On 19 September 2019, Baykara joined Nestos Chrysoupoli.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ποδόσφαιρο - Νέα, Αγώνες, Αποτελέσματα | gazzetta.gr". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. ^ Κλείνει Ντενίζ Μπαϊκαρά ο Νέστος Χρυσούπολης! Archived 26 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine, onsports.gr, 19 September 2019
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