Semih Aydilek (75 -> 76)

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Name: Semih Aydilek
Date of Birth: Jan. 16 1989 (Age: 20)
Current Club: Kayserispor
Position: Striker / Attacking Midfielder / Winger
Height: 1.87 m
Nationality: German / Turkish
Rating: 75

Semih Aydilek is a youth prodigy from Eintracht Frankfurt, where he's been playing since a young age. He then moved to England, where he spent another year with the Birmingham youth team, before he was officially promoted to the first team in 2008. After getting not one single minute for Birmingham, he was loaned out to Motherwell. After not making his break-through there either, he also had a few test trainings in Germany, but then moved to Turkey, where he was finally given a few chances. I'm no expert of the Turkish league, I only know that he's been getting 4 short sub appearances and one start there, where he was subbed out at half time though as well. He must have been added only recently, as he was a Free Agent in newer Game Worlds as well.

Here he's playing for MSV Duisburg during summer before decided to go to Turkey

So, if he's never seen him play and his club record looks anything but impressive, what qualifies him having his own thread?
Reason is quite simple, I've seen him play for the German U-20s and he's quite impressed me there. He was an important man for the side during the WC earlier this year, where he scored the first goal for Germany in the whole tournament with a penalty, after he was fouled in the penalty area.
In total, he's played 12 games for German youth teams scoring 5 goals, and that even though he was earlier used as an atticking midfielder or a winger, before he started to play as a forward.
Before playing for Germany, he also represented Turkey for the U-17 and U-18. He's still eligable to play for both nations.

You can see him celebrating his goal against the USA here

All in all, atm it's a big risk to already invest in him, as it could well take a youple of years until he establishes himself as a starter somewhere, but looking at his talent and what I've seen of him, it can't take too long any more. He might be worth the investment in a GC (I ask you not to bid for him in GC 1, 8, 18, 19, 30, 31, 43, 44, 60, 65 and 83 as these are the GCs I'm in and where I'm bidding for him) if you have a bit patience.

Update: (May 20 2010) Rose to 76