Birol Hikmet (born 24 March 1982) is a Turkish former
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
.
Career
Hikmet currently plays for
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a multi-sports club based in Adana, Turkey. The football department is the most popular department which relegated to TFF 1. Lig on 16 March 2025 after 4 seasons at the Super Lig.
Founded by railway workers of Turk ...
in the
defensive midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. ...
position.
He is more passive when he defends. Rather than tackle a player, he is more likely to shadow him, thus pushing him back. This mentality earns him both praise and criticism.
Despite Hikmet's high pass completion rate, his passing has been described as erratic in the past. A possible explanation for this is his short passing range.
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1982 births
Living people
Turkish men's footballers
Eskişehirspor footballers
Diyarbakırspor footballers
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
Adana Demirspor footballers
Süper Lig players
People from Akyazı
Sportspeople from Sakarya Province
Men's association football midfielders
21st-century Turkish sportsmen