Hüseyin Kartal

Hüseyin Kartal — Biography

Hüseyin Kartal is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a center-forward. His name is most closely tied to MKE Ankaragücü, where he spent the most productive stretch of his career. He wore the national shirt in two short matches at the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, part of the squad that finished the tournament in third place. At 1.89 m tall, his football journey ran from the top flight down to regional amateur level.

Born in the Eğirdir district of Isparta, Kartal played for Ankaragücü, Ankaraspor, Denizlispor and Diyarbakırspor, and Osmanlıspor and Yeni Malatyaspor also feature among his clubs. While at Ankaragücü he was called up by the then manager Şenol Güneş to the Confederations Cup squad. He moved from Diyarbakırspor to Kasımpaşa in January 2009, and in the Süper Lig promotion final against Karşıyaka the same year he scored a goal that helped take Kasımpaşa up to the Süper Lig. He then moved to Göztepe, making his first appearance in the 2. Lig as a substitute in a 0-0 draw against Fethiyespor.

After playing for Turkey at under-21 level, he won two senior caps. He made his debut as a last-minute substitute against the United States in the Confederations Cup on June 19, 2003, and his second appearance, against Cameroon two days later, also lasted about a minute. After a four-year break from football he signed in January 2015 for Eğirdirspor, who were competing in the regional amateur league.