Eray Ataseven

Eray Ataseven — Biography

Eray Ataseven is a Turkish midfielder who grew up in Manisa. The peak of his career came with Akhisarspor, when he won the 2017-18 Turkish Cup and the 2018 Süper Kupa. A player who rose from the Manisaspor academy to the Süper Lig, he later played for Balıkesirspor, Akhisarspor, Boluspor and Sarıyer, and also wore the shirt of Manisa FK.

At 13 he entered the academy of Manisa Belediyespor with the support of his older brother, who then played for that club; in 2008 he caught the eye of Manisaspor and moved there. He rose through the A2 side, signed his first professional contract in September 2010 and was promoted to the first team in 2011-12 wearing number 45, Manisa's licence-plate code. On 31 March 2012 he came on against Gençlerbirliği for his Süper Lig debut, and a week later he got minutes against Galatasaray. In 2012-13, with the team in the 1. Lig, he scored 2 goals in 23 matches, one of them the winner against Boluspor. In the first half of 2013-14 he played 18 matches, with 1 goal and 3 assists. Before 2014-15 he transferred to Balıkesirspor and stayed until 2017. On 1 July 2017 he joined Akhisar Belediyespor, and in July 2021 he agreed to join Boluspor.

As a youngster he represented Turkey's under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 sides. He is a graduate of Manisa Celal Bayar University.