Kemal Izzet
Personal information
Full name	Kemal Izzet
Date of birth	29 September 1980 (1980-09-29) (age 29)
Place of birth	Whitechapel, London, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Colchester United
Number	10
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998–2001 2001 2001–	Charlton Athletic → Colchester United (loan) Colchester United	000 0(0) 002 0(0) 297 (18)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:47, 30 May 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Kemal Izzet (born 29 September 1980) is an English professional footballer of Turkish descent, currently playing for Colchester United. His father is a Turkish Cypriot, and his older brother, Muzzy Izzet, was also a footballer.

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 2.1 Playing statistics (As at end of 2008–09 season) 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Career

Izzet started his career with Premier League club Charlton Athletic. He did not break into the first team at Charlton,^[1] and in April 2001, he joined Colchester United on a permanent basis after a one month loan period.^[2] Later that year, he was linked with Ipswich Town and Leicester City but was happy to stay with Colchester,^[1] and signed a long-term contract with the club in March 2002.^[3] Izzet missed most of the 2004–05 season owing to an ankle injury that required surgery.^[4] He recovered for the 2005–06 season and was a key member of the team that challenged for promotion that season.^[5] He signed a new contract in March 2006 and, after lengthy negotiations, a contract extension in January 2008.^[5][6] At that time, he was the club's second longest serving player.^[7] By the end of the 2008–09 season, Izzet had made over 330 league and cup appearances for Colchester.^[8]

He was named twice the club's Young Player of the Year.

[edit] Personal life

He is the younger brother of Muzzy Izzet, the former Leicester City player.^[2]

[edit] Playing statistics (As at end of 2008–09 season)

Source: Soccerbase

Club	Division	Season	League Apps (goals)	FA Cup Apps (goals)	League Cup Apps (goals)	Other Apps (goals)	Total Apps (goals)
Colchester United	League One	2001–02	6 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (1)
Colchester United	League One	2002–03	46 (8)	1 (0)	1 (0)	1 (0)	49 (8)
Colchester United	League One	2003–04	44 (3)	6 (0)	2 (0)	4 (1)	56 (4)
Colchester United	League One	2004–05	4 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	4 (0)
Colchester United	League One	2005–06	33 (0)	3 (0)	1 (0)	4 (0)	41 (0)
Colchester United	Championship	2006–07	45 (1)	1 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	47 (1)
Colchester United	Championship	2007–08	39 (1)	0 (0)	1 (0)	0 (0)	40 (1)
Colchester United	League One	2008–09	43 (1)	1 (0)	2 (0)	2 (0)	48 (1)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kemal Izzet player profile at cu-fc.com
• Kemal Izzet career stats at Soccerbase

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