Umut Sönmez
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Place of birth Varto, Muş, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfR Aalen
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2013 FC Augsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Augsburg II 2 (0)
2013–2014 FC Memmingen 42 (12)
2014–2015 Orduspor 14 (1)
2015–2016 Gaziantep BB 38 (5)
2016–2017 Kayserispor 13 (0)
2017 Adana Demirspor 6 (0)
2018–2019 Manisa 7 (1)
2019–2020 Tuzlaspor 27 (3)
2020–2021 24 Erzincanspor 14 (1)
2021 Pendikspor 18 (5)
2021–2022 Sakaryaspor 21 (1)
2022–2023 İnegölspor 11 (0)
2023 Fethiyespor 11 (0)
2023– VfR Aalen 0 (0)
International career
2014 Azerbaijan U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Umut Sönmez (born 20 June 1993) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club VfR Aalen. He plays as a midfielder, and can work in both an offensive and creative role.

Career

Sönmez is a youth product of the German side FC Augsburg, and made his senior debut with their reserves in 2013. He followed that up with a stint at FC Memmingen, before moving to Turkey with Orduspor and Gaziantep BB. In 2016, he made his professional debut with Süper Lig side Kayserispor,[1] He followed that up with successive stints at Adana Demirspor, Manisa, Tuzlaspor, 24 Erzincanspor, Pendikspor, and Sakaryaspor.[2]

On 15 September 2023, Sönmez signed with VfR Aalen in Regionalliga.[3]

International career

Sönmez was born in Turkey to parents of Azerbaijani descent, and was raised in Germany. He debuted for Azerbaijan U21 in a friendly 1–1 tie with Moldova U21 on 5 March 2014.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Adana Demirspor'da Umut Sönmez'in sözleşmesi feshedildi‚ sabah.com.tr, 18 December 2017
  2. ↑ Gazetesi, Yeni Sakarya. "Umut Sönmez imzayı attı". yenisakarya.com.
  3. ↑ "VFR AALEN WIRD NOCH EINMAL AUF DEM TRANSFERMARKT TÄTIG" [VFR AALEN IS ONCE AGAIN ACTIVE ON THE TRANSFER MARKET] (in German). VfR Aalen. 15 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Azerisport.com. "U-21 millimizin Moldova toplanışına heyəti açıqlandı".
  5. ↑ "Hücuma Dönük Orta Saha Umut Sönmez".
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