Salih Ucan

Salih Ucan (Turkish pronunciation: [saːlih utʃan], born 6 January 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Besiktas.

Club Career

Fenerbahce

Fenerbahce signed Ucan for €1.4 million on 6 June 2012, for a five-year contract worth €220,000 per season. This transfer fee marked the highest fee paid to a Turkish youth player. On 14 March 2013, he scored his debut goal for the club in an UEFA Europa League match against Viktoria Plzen in the round of 16. His contribution helped Fenerbahce secure qualification to the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a 1–1 draw in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. He scored two goals against Orduspor on 7 April 2013 and helped Fenerbahce win four games in a row in the Super Lig.

Roma (loan)

On 7 July 2014, after weeks of protracted negotiations, Ucan's move to Roma on a two-year loan deal for a fee of €4.75 million was completed. The agreement included an option for Roma to either extend the loan by another year or to sign Ucan outright for €11 million in 2016. He made his official Roma debut in the 3–0 victory against Chievo on 18 October 2014. After two years with just 10 appearances, Roma chose to not make use of the option of a permanent signing.

In July 2016 Ucan returned to Fenerbahce at the end of his two-year loan spell at Roma but 1 year later he loaned out again to Swiss club Sion.

Sion (loan)

In 31 August 2017, he was loaned out for a second time joining Swiss Super League FC Sion. In his one-year loan spell he played 19 league matches and 1 match in the Swiss Cup.

In July 2018 Ucan returned to Fenerbahce for second time at the end of his one-year loan spell at Sion however he played friendly matches on his second return.

Empoli (loan)

On 17 August 2018, Ucan joined to Italian Serie A club Empoli on loan until 30 June 2019. Ucan scored on his debut f

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