Sabri Sarıoğlu

Sabri Sarıoğlu (born 26 July 1984) is a Turkish former professional footballer who most notably played for Galatasaray and the Turkey national team.

Sabri Sarıoğlu

Sabri playing for Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-07-26) 26 July 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Çarşamba, Samsun, Turkey
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1995–1999	Yeni Özkartalspor
1999–2002	Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2017	Galatasaray	357	(15)
2017–2018	Göztepe	29	(0)
Total		386	(15)
International career
1999–2001	Turkey U16	5	(2)
1999–2001	Turkey U17	14	(1)
2000	Turkey U18	3	(0)
2001–2002	Turkey U19	15	(2)
2003	Turkey U20	2	(0)
2003–2006	Turkey U21	21	(1)
2006–2011	Turkey	44	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Galatasaray

Born in Çarşamba, Samsun Province, Sabri spent almost his entire career with Galatasaray, having risen through the ranks of the Galatasaray youth team. He was first called up to feature for the first team, at the age of 17, in the 2001–02 season under manager Mircea Lucescu. He was in Galatasaray's official squad-list for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League. The 2001–02 season also marked the first time he made his way into Galatasaray bench for an official match, but he failed to make an appearance. He made his competitive debut for the first team in a Süper Lig match the following season against Trabzonspor on 4 May 2003, in the side now managed by Fatih Terim.

He marked his 100th league appearance for Galatasaray on 10 December 2006 against Bursaspor, by scoring a goal after a fantastic build-up play from his own half of the pitch.^[1]

After the former captain Arda Turan's departure to Atlético Madrid, he became the club's captain in September 2011.^[2]

Sabri's contract was not renewed at the end of 2016–17 season and his Galatasaray career was effectively over.^[3]

International career

He was a regular member of the Turkey squad. He was part of the 23-man squad for the European Championships and registered one assist during the finals of Euro 2008.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Sabri playing for Turkey in 2010

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5][6][7]

Club	Season	League			Turkish Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Galatasaray	2002–03	Süper Lig	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2003–04	Süper Lig	31	4	2	0	8	1	0	0	41	5
	2004–05	Süper Lig	31	2	4	0	0	0	—		35	1
	2005–06	Süper Lig	21	3	4	1	1	0	1	0	27	4
	2006–07	Süper Lig	30	2	6	1	8	1	0	0	44	4
	2007–08	Süper Lig	22	1	6	0	6	0	1	0	35	1
	2008–09	Süper Lig	25	0	5	0	9	1	—		39	1
	2009–10	Süper Lig	24	1	1	0	9	1	—		34	2
	2010–11	Süper Lig	24	0	4	0	2	0	—		29	0
	2011–12	Süper Lig	27	1	2	0	—		0	0	29	1
	2012–13	Süper Lig	16	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	22	0
	2013–14	Süper Lig	24	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	30	1
	2014–15	Süper Lig	25	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	31	1
	2015–16	Süper Lig	25	0	7	0	8	1	1	0	43	1
	2016–17	Süper Lig	27	1	6	1	—		0	0	33	2
	Total		357	15	61	5	56	5	3	0	477	25
Göztepe	2017–18	Süper Lig	29	0	0	0	—		—		29	0
Career total			386	15	61	5	56	5	3	0	506	25

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2006	3	0
	2007	8	1
	2008	11	0
	2009	6	0
	2010	8	0
	2011	8	0
Total		44	1

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2007	Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–2	Loss	Euro 2008 qual.
Correct as of 13 January 2015[8]

Honours

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
• Türkiye Kupası: 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Süper Kupa: 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016

Turkey

• UEFA European Championship bronze medalist: 2008^[9][10][11]