Volkan Babacan

Volkan Babacan is the quietly heroic type I find easy to admire. Born in Antalya in 1988, the 188 cm goalkeeper first caught the world's eye at the 2005 U-17 World Championship, steering Turkey to third place. Goalkeeping is the loneliest, most thankless job in football: one mistake erases a hundred saves. To shoulder that pressure as a teenager and keep doing it for years takes a particular kind of nerve. I have a weakness for the players who decide matches from the back, the last line of defense, and Babacan's long career in that role earns my genuine respect.

Name (English)

Volkan Babacan

Name (Japanese)

ヴォルカン・ババジャン

Reading

ゔぉるかん・ばばじゃん

Born

August 11, 1988 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Dragon

Origin

Antalya, Antalya Province, Turkey

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%90%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Antalya Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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