Volkan Demirel
Personal information
Full name	Volkan Demirel
Date of birth	October 27, 1981 (1981-10-27) (age 26)
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe
Number	1
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–02 2002—	Kartalspor Fenerbahçe	51 (0) 93 (0)
National team
2001–03 2004—	Turkey U21 Turkey	21 (0) 41(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Volkan Demirel (born October 27, 1981 in İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer currently playing goalkeeper for Fenerbahçe. Volkan is 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall and weighs 92 kg (202 lb).

He started his career as a youth player at Kartalspor and played 51 matches for the club. He transferred to Fenerbahçe during the 2002-03 season, making his debut on April 26, 2003.

He made his debut on 26 April 2003 against Samsunspor for a league match.^[1] He also played 1 match for Fenerbahçe PAF.

Volkan had a solid contribution for his team to access the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on 4 March 2008 with saving 3 penalties whilst the shoot-outs against Sevilla in last 16 round second match. Therefore, he was described as a hero by UEFA official website due to his commanding performance throughout the game despite he had an unfortunate starting up with conceding 2 goals in 9 minutes.^[2]

Personal

• His hobbies include swimming, driving, and travelling. He has a sport car collection.^{[citation needed]}

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