Emre Aşık

Emre Aşık
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-12-13) 13 December 1973
Place of birth Bursa, Turkey
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1992 S. Filamentspor 28 (0)
1992–1993 Balıkesirspor 27 (7)
1993–1996 Fenerbahçe 42 (1)
1996–2000 İstanbulspor 86 (6)
2000–2003 Galatasaray 63 (1)
2003–2006 Beşiktaş 32 (2)
2006–2010 Galatasaray 39 (1)
2007–2008Ankaraspor (loan) 26 (1)
Total 291 (19)
International career
1992–1993 Turkey U18 17 (1)
1993 Turkey U20 3 (0)
1993–2010 Turkey 36 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
2002 Korea/Japan
UEFA European Championship
2008 Austria & Switzerland
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon
UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Winner 1992 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emre Aşık (born 13 December 1973) is a Turkish former international footballer. He played centre-back for several clubs in the Turkish Süper Lig, most notably, Galatasaray. Aşık began his career with Sönmez Filamentspor in the TFF Third League, and also played for Balıkesirspor, Fenerbahçe, İstanbulspor and Beşiktaş; he is one of thirteen footballers who has played for both Galatasaray and Beşiktaş.

Throughout his career, Aşık was known as a tough and controversial defender who received many cautions and expulsions, totaling 108 yellow cards and 13 red cards in league play. On international level, Aşık was a member of the Turkey national team that finished third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and semi-finalists at UEFA Euro 2008.