Atınç Nukan
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Atınç Nukan

Footballer · 33 years old

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Age33 years old
Birth dateJuly 20, 1993
BirthplaceFatih
ProfessionFootballer
Height1.96 m
Zodiac signCancer

Atınç Nukan — Biography

Atınç Nukan is a left-footed Turkish centre-back who came through Beşiktaş's academy and later played for RB Leipzig. He won the Turkish Cup and a Süper Lig title with Beşiktaş, captained Göztepe and has been called up to the national team. In August 2026 he left Bandırmaspor and signed for Fatih Karagümrük.

He started out at Küçükçekmecespor in 2004 and moved to Beşiktaş in 2006, aged 13. He signed a professional contract on 22 April 2010 and made his official debut on 7 May 2010 against Manisaspor. Short of first-team time, he was loaned to Çanakkale Dardanelspor in 2013-14, played 19 league games and scored his first goal. In December 2014 he came on against Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League. In 2015, persuaded by a meeting with RB Leipzig coach Ralf Rangnick, he moved to Germany and scored his first 2. Bundesliga goal that December.

In November 2015 Fatih Terim called him up to the national team, and he started a friendly against Qatar in Doha, which Turkey won 2-1. He returned to Beşiktaş on loan in 2016 and was part of the 2016-17 title-winning side. After leaving Leipzig in 2019 he joined Göztepe, became captain and left the club in May 2024. His spell at Bandırmaspor ended in summer 2026.

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