Ateş in action for Galatasaray in 2012
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Necati Ateş | ||
Date of birth | 3 January 1980 | ||
Place of birth | İzmir, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–1997 | Narlıdere Esnafspor | ||
1997 | Altay | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2001 | Altay | 59 | (22) |
2000 | → Aydınspor (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2002–2004 | Adanaspor | 81 | (41) |
2004–2009 | Galatasaray | 99 | (48) |
2007 | → Ankaraspor (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2008 | → İstanbul BB (loan) | 12 | (8) |
2008–2009 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 35 | (1) |
2009–2012 | Antalyaspor | 76 | (31) |
2012 | Galatasaray | 15 | (8) |
2012–2014 | Eskişehirspor | 60 | (16) |
2014–2015 | Erciyesspor | 22 | (2) |
2015–2016 | Karşıyaka | 20 | (3) |
Total | 499 | (184) | |
National team | |||
1998 | Turkey U17 | 2 | (0) |
1998 | Turkey U18 | 9 | (1) |
1999 | Turkey U19 | 3 | (0) |
2001 | Turkey U20 | 3 | (0) |
2001 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Turkey A2 | 6 | (3) |
2003–2006 | Turkey | 19 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2016. |
Necati Ateş (Turkish pronunciation: [nɛd͡ʒaːti atɛʃ]; born 3 January 1980) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward.
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. 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.