İlhan Parlak

İlhan Parlak
	Parlak with Karabükspor in October 2013
Personal information
Full name	İlhan Parlak
Date of birth	18 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Yahyalı, Turkey
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	Kayserispor
2007–2009	Fenerbahçe
2009–2010	Ankaraspor
2009–2010	→ Ankaragücü (loan)
2010–2014	Karabükspor
2014–2015	Kayseri Erciyesspor
2016–2017	Gaziantepspor
2017–2020	Ankaragücü
2020–2023	Kayserispor
International career
2005–2007	Turkey U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023

İlhan Parlak (born 19 January 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

In July 2007, Parlak was bought by Fenerbahçe from Kayserispor and signed a five-year contract.^[1] It was speculated that Real Madrid and Valencia also wanted to sign him in the 2007–08 transfer season. On 14 June, Parlak was transferred to Ankaraspor along with Özgür Çek and €4.2 million in return for Özer Hurmacı.

He is famous for his quick goal (scored in 15 seconds) against Sivasspor at the 32nd week of the 2005–06 season.

Parlak left Kayseri Erciyesspor in the 2015–16 winter transfer window.^[2]

International career

In the 2006 European U19 Championships, despite Turkey disappointing their fans by losing all three of their group stage encounters, Parlak was crowned with the golden boot at the tournament scoring five goals in three appearances.