Halil Çolak

Halil Çolak — Biography

Ibrahim Halil Çolak (born January 29, 1988) is a Turkish-Dutch former footballer who played as a winger; his birthplace is given as Birecik in some sources and Deventer in others, and he was raised in Deventer, Netherlands. He started out at local club IJsselstreek before joining Go Ahead Eagles' youth ranks, then moved into FC Twente's academy through that club's partnership with Go Ahead, and won the national youth title with Twente's A-juniors in 2007. He was promoted to Twente's reserve squad in summer 2007, and in January 2008 was loaned to Cambuur Leeuwarden, where he made 11 appearances.

In July 2008 he signed a one-year deal with Go Ahead Eagles, his hometown club, and finished that season with 23 appearances and six goals. In 2009 he was transferred to the club permanently on a three-year contract; in the first half of 2009–10 he scored 10 goals in 21 matches.

On August 12, 2010, he moved to Turkey, signing a five-year contract with newly promoted Süper Lig side Kasımpaşa; given little playing time under coach Yılmaz Vural, he became an undroppable starter once Fuat Çapa took over, scoring five goals in 18 league matches. His Kasımpaşa contract was terminated by mutual consent in 2015, and he moved to Akhisar Belediyespor; he later also played for İstanbulspor, Balıkesirspor and Samsunspor. He joined Samsunspor in December 2019, left in the summer of 2020, and returned to Balıkesirspor in January 2021.