Introduction
Engin Baytar (born 11 July 1983) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for İstanbulspor.
Engin Baytar was born and raised in Germany to Turkish parents. He first joined FC Gütersloh before transferring to Arminia Bielefeld in 2000. Engin Baytar spent four years with the club's reserve team before moving to Turkey-based club Maltepespor in 2004. He spent two at the club before moving to Gençlerbirliği, who loaned him out to Eskişehirspor for the second half of the 2008–2009 season. Engin Baytar wears the number 50 on his jersey because he is from the Central Anatolian Province of Nevsehir in Turkey. His father is from Trabzon and mother is from Nevsehir.
Trabzonspor
He was transferred to Trabzonspor at the beginning of the 2009–10 season and won the 2009–10 Turkish Cup,scoring in the Final against Rivals Fenerbahçe in a 3–1 win, where he became the Man of the Match as well as winning the 2010 Turkish Super Cup.
Galatasaray
On 17 August 2011, Engin Baytar joined Galatasaray for 2 years for a fee of €1.1 million. He made his first assist at the match against Bursaspor to Johan Elmander on 26 November. He scored his first goal with Galatasaray against Sivasspor. But unfortunately he also got a redcard in the same game. He returned to the club after a loan-spell for the new season, but haven't still found himself a place in the first-18 for fortunate reasons.
Career statistics
- As of 24 September 2014.
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2005–06 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2007–08 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2008–09 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 69 | 9 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 84 | 13 | |||
| Eskişehirspor (loan) | 2008–09 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2009–10 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2011–12 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 5 | |
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2013–14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
| Total | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 169 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 26 | |
Honours
- Trabzonspor
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2009–10
- Süper Kupa (1): 2010
- Galatasaray
- Süper Lig (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
- Süper Kupa (1): 2012
- Individual
- 2009–10 Turkish Cup Final – Man of the Match