Hasan Sönmez

Hasan Sönmez — Biography

Hasan Sönmez is a retired Turkish goalkeeper who spent much of his career in the top flight. He began his professional journey with his hometown side İznikspor and ended it there in 2012; in between he played for seven clubs in all and won the Turkish Cup with three different ones. He also represented Turkey at under-18 level.

He started out in İznikspor's youth system, made his debut on September 17, 1994, in an away game at Beylerbeyi and played 23 times in the 1994-95 Third League season. In 1995 he signed his first professional contract with Gençlerbirliği, where he played for years and won the 2001 Turkish Cup. In 2003 he moved to Trabzonspor and was part of the 2003-04 cup-winning side. While at Trabzonspor he was loaned to Akçaabat Sebatspor and then to Kayserispor; he joined Kayserispor permanently ahead of 2007-08 and at the end of that season won the cup again, in a final against his old club Gençlerbirliği.

After Kayserispor he moved to Samsunspor, where he played 31 times in 2008-09 and had regular football again. He agreed to join Antalyaspor in September 2009 but did not play a single match in a year there. He was a free agent between July 2010 and February 2011, then returned to İznikspor, played 22 Regional Amateur League matches and retired in 2012.