Hamit Altıntop
Hamit Altıntop (Turkish pronunciation: [haˈmit aɫˈtɯntop]; born 8 December 1982) is a Turkish former professional footballer and current board member of the Turkish Football Federation. He was a versatile midfielder who could play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks, known for his creative flair and long-range shooting ability. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop, who was born 10 minutes after Hamit.
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Altintop playing for Galatasaray in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hamit Altıntop | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Schwarz-Weiß Gelsenkirchen-Süd | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | TuS Rotthausen | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Wattenscheid 09 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Wattenscheid 09 | 75 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2007 | Schalke 04 | 113 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Bayern Munich | 63 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Real Madrid | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Galatasaray | 61 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Darmstadt 98 | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 350 | (30) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Turkey U18 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Turkey U20 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2014 | Turkey | 82 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Altıntop was part of the Turkey squad that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2008. After the tournament he was voted as part of the 23-man Team of the tournament awards. He won the 2010 FIFA Puskás Award for scoring the best goal of the season in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Kazakhstan in a 3–0 win for his country.