Birkan Kirdar
Association football player
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| Intro | Association football player | |
| Places | Australia | |
| is | Athlete Football player Association football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 February 2002, Australia, Australia | |
| Age | 22 years | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Birkan Kirdar (born 7 February 2002), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.
Club career
Melbourne Victory
The youngest player chosen in Melbourne Victory’s youth squad for the 2017-18 National Youth League season, Kirdar made his debut for Melbourne Victory Youth at the age of 15, coming on in the 76th minute against Perth Glory Youth.
Kirdar made his first-team debut for Melbourne Victory in an AFC Champions League match against Shanghai SIPG F.C., coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Pierce Waring in an eventual 2-1 win. At 16 years and 70 days, Kirdar became the Victory's youngest ever debutant.
International career
Kirdar represented Australia at the 2017 AFF U-15 Championship, the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification and the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.
Personal life
Kirdar is of Turkish descent, and his grandfather helped found the Turkish club Anadoluspor, also known as Hume City FC.