Gabriël Çulhacı

Gabriël Çulhacı (born 30 December 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.

Gabriël Çulhacı
Culhaci in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-30) 30 December 1999
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 Helmond Sport
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2012 Zeeburgia
2012–2018 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Jong Utrecht 95 (0)
2020–2022 Utrecht 0 (0)
2020–2021 → NEC (loan) 3 (0)
2022– Helmond Sport 22 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2023

Club career

Utrecht

Çulhacı started his youth career with the academy of AVV Zeeburgia and later moved to the academy of FC Utrecht in 2012. On 30 December 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club, penning a deal till the mid of 2020.[2] On 17 August 2018, he made his debut for Jong FC Utrecht in a 5–0 defeat against Go Ahead Eagles.[3] In the 2019–20 season, he sat on the bench for the first team for two games, but he did not play yet.

For the season 2020–21 he was loaned out to NEC Nijmegen.[4][5] This loan period was prematurely ended on 28 January 2021.[6][7]

Helmond Sport

On 21 April 2022, Çulhacı signed a two-year contract with Helmond Sport, with an option for an additional year.[8] He made his Helmond debut on 23 September in a 2–0 away loss at Erve Asito to Heracles Almelo, coming on in the 62nd minute in place of Gaétan Bosiers.[9]

International career
Culhaci playing for Netherlands under-18 against Austria

On 21 March 2017, Çulhacı was called to under-18 national team as a replacement for Tyrell Malacia for a friendly match against Austria.[10]

Style of play

Jordy Zuidam, the football director of FC Utrecht has described Çulhacı as a "fast, agile defender with a healthy urge forward". Zuidam also said that Çulhacı knows "how to combine his defensive qualities with his attacking drive".[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 November 2022[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 280———280
2019–20 Eerste Divisie 250———250
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 120———120
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 300———300
Total 950———950
NEC (loan) 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 3000——30
Helmond Sport 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 4010——50
Career total 102010——1030

    References
    1. Gabriël Çulhacı at WorldFootball.net
    2. "FC Utrecht strikt jeugdinternational van Oranje: 'Snel en beweeglijk'" [FC Utrecht strictly youth international of Orange: 'Fast and mobile'] (in Dutch). Voetbal Primeur. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
    3. "SEIZOENSOUVERTURE GO AHEAD EAGLES EINDIGT IN 5-0 ZEGE OP JONG FC UTRECHT" [SEASONAL OVERTURE GO AHEAD EAGLES ENDS IN 5-0 VICTORY AT JONG FC UTRECHT] (in Dutch). Go Ahead Eagles. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
    4. "Gabriël Culhaci op huurbasis naar NEC". FC Utrecht. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
    5. "N.E.C. versterkt defensie met Gabriël Çulhaci". www.nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
    6. "Gabriël Culhaci terug bij Jong FC Utrecht na verhuurperiode bij N.E.C." FC Utrecht. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
    7. "Gabriël Çulhaci keert per direct terug naar FC Utrecht". www.nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
    8. "Linksback Gabriel Culhaci tekent bij Helmond Sport". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
    9. "Helmond Sport verliest van tien Heracliden | Helmond Sport". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
    10. "Culhaci vervangt Malacia bij Oranje onder 18" [Culhaci replaces Malacia in Orange under 18] (in Dutch). Ons Oranje. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.