Kadir Arı

Kadir Arı — Biography

Kadir Arı is a footballer who came through Beşiktaş's academy and plays on the right wing and in midfield. He reached the Süper Lig in the black-and-white shirt before turning 18 and spent later years in the lower divisions.

He started out in his hometown of Nazilli with Nazilli Pamukspor. The Danone tournaments he entered at primary school caught Beşiktaş's attention and he moved to Istanbul in 2008. The U-16 side he played in won the 2009-10 national title, beating Denizlispor 1-0 in the final; he scored 10 goals in 24 matches that season and, despite his age, also played one A2 match. In 2010-11 three goals in two U-17 matches took him up to the U-18s, and at 17 he moved up to A2 for good. When Samet Aybaba took over the first team he signed a professional contract in June 2012. On September 25, 2012, he started his first official match, a Turkish Cup tie against Niğde Belediyespor, and scored in the first minute. On October 1, 2012, he replaced Necip Uysal against Sivasspor for his Süper Lig debut.

In January 2013 he was loaned to Turgutluspor. He played for Turkey's youth teams from U-16 to U-20, scoring once in four matches at the 2010 Aegean Tournament and playing six matches in qualifying for the 2011 UEFA U-17 Championship. He later played in the lower divisions and most recently appears at Kastamonuspor 1966 in the TFF 2. Lig.