Alihan Kubalas

Alihan Kubalas — Biography

Alihan Kubalas is a center-back born in the Şişli district of Istanbul. The highlights of his career are league titles at two clubs: with MKE Ankaragücü he won the 2. Lig in 2016-17 and the TFF 1. Lig in 2017-18, and with Kocaelispor the 2. Lig in 2022-23. In September 2025 he joined Yeni Mersin İdman Yurdu.

He started out in the youth systems of Maltepespor, Fenerbahçe and Kartal Bulvarspor, playing in different age categories. His professional career began with Anadolu Üsküdar (Bağcılarspor), after which he played for Sivasspor, Tokatspor, Altay, Fatih Karagümrük and İstanbulspor. After Altay he had agreed a deal with Alanyaspor, but the transfer fell through on the last day and he did not play that season. His year at İstanbulspor went well, and the team lost the play-off final that decided promotion to the 1. Lig.

He moved to Ankaragücü in 2016. He stayed with the club in June 2018 and made his Süper Lig debut on September 2, 2018, in a 2-1 loss to Kasımpaşa. In July 2019 he signed a new one-year agreement with Ankaragücü, and in 2020 he terminated his contract at his own request and took a two-year break from football. He returned to the pitch in 2022 with Vanspor FK. Kocaelispor signed him in January 2023 to strengthen their defense, and the team finished the season as champions. In August 2024 he signed for Serik FK.