 Hakan Balta playing for Galatasaray in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hakan Kadir Balta | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Hertha BSC II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Manisaspor | 116 | (23) |
| 2007–2018 | Galatasaray | 253 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2016 | Turkey | 50 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Galatasaray (Assistant manager) | ||
| 2022– | Galatasaray U19 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2015 | |||
Hakan Kadir Balta (Turkish pronunciation: [haːkan kadiɾ baɫta]; born 23 March 1983) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a defender for Galatasaray in the Süper Lig. At the start of the 2018/19 season he was released from his contract after over 10 years with the club.