İsmail Köse

İsmail Köse — Biography

İsmail Köse was born in 1996 in Turgutlu, a district of Manisa. He began playing in 2008 in the youth setup of Turgutluspor and, after four years there, turned professional with his hometown club on June 17, 2012, with a three-year contract. On December 23, 2012, he scored his first professional goal against Bandırmaspor in the 2. Lig. He played 22 league games and scored 2 goals in 2012-13, then scored 6 goals in 17 matches in the first half of 2013-14.

That form attracted Manisaspor, which bought out his registration mid-season. He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract on January 30, 2014, and made his TFF 1. Lig debut against Karşıyaka on February 15, 2014. He later also played for Göztepe, continued his professional career in the Turkish lower divisions, and played for İçel İdman Yurdu. Sources list his position at times as midfielder and at times as forward.

At youth level he represented Turkey from under-15 through under-19. On August 11, 2012, he was named most valuable player at the Muntenia Trophy tournament in Romania. On October 14, 2012, he scored on his debut for the under-17 side against Kazakhstan in qualifying for the 2013 European Under-17 Championship, and he scored 6 goals in 10 games for that age group.