Ümit Davala

Date of birth30 July 1973
Place of birthEssen
NationalityTurkish
Weight74 kg
Height1.86 m
PositionMidfielder

Umit is the ultimate in versatility having played at every position apart from goalkeeper for his former club side Galatasaray. He was born in Germany and played for Waldhof Mannheim before moving to Turkey to play for Apyonspor, Diyarbakispor and Genclerbirgli before signing for Istanbulspor in 1994. He made his international debut in April 1996 and has been a regular ever since. At club level he joined giants Galatasaray in 1996 but left to join former coach Fatih Terim at Inter Milan in September 2001 but after the coach was sacked his first team chances diminished and he returned to Galatasaray on loan. He played at the 2000 European Championship Finals and will be the starting player on the right midfield in the World Cup finals.

Already a familiar figure with his mohican haircut, Umit attracted further attention with his superb volleyed goal as Turkey beat China 3-0 in Seoul to qualify for the last 16. He then headed home the only goal of the game against Japan as the Turks qualified for the quarter finals for the first time.

He played in all seven of Turkey's games in the 2002 World Cup finals.

Appearances made in World Cup Qualification: 9

Goals scored in World Cup Qualification: 1.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Galatasaray

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1999-00 Galatasaray UEFA Champions League 1
1
1
1999-00 Galatasaray UEFA Cup 1
2000-01 Galatasaray Turkish First Division 19
7
5
5
2000-01 Galatasaray UEFA Champions League 10
3
2
2
2001-02 AC Milan Serie A 6
4
1
1
2001-02 Galatasaray UEFA Champions League 5
1
2002-03 Galatasaray UEFA Champions League 1
2003-04 Werder Bremen Bundesliga 22
3
1
2004-05 Werder Bremen Bundesliga 7
3
3
2005-06 Werder Bremen Bundesliga 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
28 Sep 1999 Chelsea v Galatasaray L 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group H
20 Oct 1999 Galatasaray v Chelsea L 0-5 UEFA Champions League Group H
17 May 2000 Arsenal v Galatasaray D 0-0 UEFA Cup Final
09 Aug 2000 St Gallen v Galatasaray W 1-2 UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
13 Aug 2000 Denizlispor v Galatasaray W 0-1 Turkish First Division
19 Aug 2000 Galatasaray v Erzurumspor W 7-0 Turkish First Division
25 Aug 2000 Real Madrid v Galatasaray W 1-2 UEFA Super Cup Final
06 Sep 2000 Bursaspor v Galatasaray W 0-2 Turkish First Division 3
09 Sep 2000 Galatasaray v Samsunspor L 1-2 Turkish First Division
12 Sep 2000 Galatasaray v AS Monaco W 3-2 UEFA Champions League Group D
15 Sep 2000 Kocaelispor v Galatasaray W 1-4 Turkish First Division
20 Sep 2000 Sturm Graz v Galatasaray L 3-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
23 Sep 2000 Galatasaray v Istanbulspor D 1-1 Turkish First Division
27 Sep 2000 Galatasaray v Rangers W 3-2 UEFA Champions League Group D
17 Oct 2000 Rangers v Galatasaray D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
21 Oct 2000 Besiktas v Galatasaray L 3-1 Turkish First Division
25 Oct 2000 AS Monaco v Galatasaray L 4-2 UEFA Champions League Group D
18 Nov 2000 Adanaspor v Galatasaray W 1-2 Turkish First Division 13
21 Nov 2000 AC Milan v Galatasaray D 2-2 UEFA Champions League Group B
26 Nov 2000 Galatasaray v Fenerbahçe D 0-0 Turkish First Division
01 Dec 2000 Ankaragucu v Galatasaray W 1-3 Turkish First Division
06 Dec 2000 Galatasaray v Paris St Germain W 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
10 Dec 2000 Galatasaray v Gaziantepspor W 2-0 Turkish First Division
17 Dec 2000 Trabzonspor v Galatasaray D 1-1 Turkish First Division
20 Dec 2000 Antalyaspor v Galatasaray W 0-1 Turkish First Division
23 Dec 2000 Galatasaray v Denizlispor L 1-2 Turkish First Division
03 Feb 2001 Erzurumspor v Galatasaray W 1-2 Turkish First Division
10 Feb 2001 Galatasaray v Bursaspor W 2-1 Turkish First Division
14 Feb 2001 Galatasaray v Deportivo La Coruña W 1-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
07 Mar 2001 Galatasaray v AC Milan W 2-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
10 Mar 2001 Galatasaray v Gençlerbirligi W 2-1 Turkish First Division 24
13 Mar 2001 Paris St Germain v Galatasaray L 2-0 UEFA Champions League Group B
18 Mar 2001 Siirt Jet Pa v Galatasaray W 0-1 Turkish First Division 25
31 Mar 2001 Galatasaray v Besiktas W 2-0 Turkish First Division 26
03 Apr 2001 Galatasaray v Real Madrid W 3-2 UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 1st leg
08 Apr 2001 Yozgatspor v Galatasaray L 4-2 Turkish First Division
11 Apr 2001 Istanbulspor v Galatasaray W 3-5 Turkish First Division 23
14 Apr 2001 Galatasaray v Antalyaspor W 2-0 Turkish First Division 28
18 Apr 2001 Real Madrid v Galatasaray L 3-0
Agg: 5-3
UEFA Champions League Quarter-final 2nd leg
22 Apr 2001 Caykur Rizespor v Galatasaray W 2-4 Turkish First Division 29
28 Apr 2001 Galatasaray v Adanaspor W 4-1 Turkish First Division 30
13 May 2001 Galatasaray v Ankaragucu L 1-2 Turkish First Division 32
20 May 2001 Gaziantepspor v Galatasaray W 0-2 Turkish First Division 33
25 Jul 2001 Galatasaray v Vllaznia Shkoder D 0-0 UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round 1st leg
01 Aug 2001 Vllaznia Shkoder v Galatasaray D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg
08 Aug 2001 Galatasaray v Levski Sofia D 0-0 UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 1st leg
22 Aug 2001 Levski Sofia v Galatasaray D 0-0
Agg: 0-0
UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg
11 Sep 2001 Galatasaray v Lazio D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group D
24 Sep 2002 Galatasaray v Barcelona D 0-0 UEFA Champions League Group H


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.