Hamit Altıntop

Hamit Altıntop
Altintop playing for Galatasaray in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hamit Altıntop
Date of birth (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1992 Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen-Süd
1992–1997 TuS Rotthausen
1997–2000 Wattenscheid 09
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Wattenscheid 09 75 (12)
2003–2007 Schalke 04 113 (8)
2007–2011 Bayern Munich 63 (7)
2011–2012 Real Madrid 5 (1)
2012–2017 Galatasaray 61 (1)
2017–2018 Darmstadt 98 33 (1)
Total 350 (30)
International career
2000 Turkey U18 5 (3)
2001 Turkey U20 6 (1)
2003 Turkey U21 9 (2)
2004–2014 Turkey 82 (7)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's football
UEFA European Championship
2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamit Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation: [haˈmit aɫˈtɯntop]; born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer and current board member of the Turkish Football Federation. He was a versatile midfielder who could play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks, known for his creative flair and long-range shooting ability. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop.

Altıntop was part of the Turkey squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008. After the tournament he was voted as part of the 23-man Team of the tournament awards. He won the 2010 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring the best goal of the season in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Kazakhstan in a 3–0 win for his country.