Emre Aşık

Early years (1990–1993)

Aşık made his league debut with Sönmez Filamentspor on 27 May 1990 against Edremit Belediyespor. He started the match and was substituted out in the 86th minute. He did not make any more appearances that season, but became a fixture in the side the following season, making 27 appearances in the TFF Third League. Balıkesirspor transferred Aşık at the start of the 1992–93 season. He made his debut for the club on 30 August 1992 against Bucaspor, and scored his first professional goal ten days later against Muğlaspor. He went on to make 27 appearances in the TFF Second League.

Fenerbahçe (1993–1996)

At the start of the 1993–94 season, Aşık was transferred to the first of the Istanbul Big Three clubs he played for, Fenerbahçe. He made an instant impact with his new club, scoring the winning goal in the 109th minute of the Chancellor Cup final against Trabzonspor on 11 August 1993. He went on to make 23 league appearances for the club as they finished one point behind champions Galatasaray. The following season, Aşık saw less playing time, making 16 league appearances. He also played in the Chancellor Cup final, losing 4–3 to Galatasaray. Aşık found himself on the pitch four times during Fenerbahçe's league championship 1995–96 season, with all appearances coming in the first half.

İstanbulspor (1996–2000)

İstanbulspor signed the international defender at the start of the 1996–97 season, with Aşık making twelve appearances. Aşık…

Aşık holds the distinction of being a part of the two most successful Turkey squads: third place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and a semi-final finish at UEFA Euro 2008. Aşık began his international career with the Turkey U-18 team. He made 17 appearances for the team from 1992 to 1993. He was also part the Turkey U-20 squad for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship. He played in the three group stage matches, but Turkey did not advance to the knockout stage. Aşık, along with former Galatasaray teammate Okan Buruk, received a farewell match when Turkey faced off against the Czech Republic in a friendly on 22 May 2010. Aşık started the match, marking his 36th cap. He was substituted out of the match in the ninth minute with Buruk.

2002 FIFA World Cup

Aşık was picked for the squad after winning the Süper Lig with Galatasaray. He did not see any action in the opening match against Brazil, but started their second match against Costa Rica. Against China PR, Aşık found himself in the starting eleven once more. He picked up his second yellow card in as many matches, suspending him from participation in Turkey's first knockout round match against Japan. He did not see any action during the rest of the campaign as Turkey finished third, the highest finish in team history.

UEFA Euro 2008

Having spent a season on loan at Ankaraspor, Aşık was chosen as a reserve defender behind starters Servet Çetin and Gökhan Zan. However, following an injury to Zan, Aşık was…

Club

International

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aşık goal.

Fenerbahçe

Süper Lig: 1995–96 Galatasaray

Süper Lig: 2001–02, 2005-06 Turkish Super Cup: 2008 Turkey

FIFA World Cup third place: 2002 UEFA European Championship semi-finals: 2008 Order

Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service