Atinc Nukan impresses against Tottenham

Atinc Nukan impresses against Tottenham

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Besiktas’s young centre back Atınç Nukan put on an impressive display after replacing an injured Ersan Gulum in his sides mid-meek clash with Tottenham.

The 21-year-old defender come on after half-time to make his first appearance in Europe.

Atınç received a rating of 7.44 for his display on Thursday. The towering centre back made four interception and a total of 11 clearances.

Slaven Bilic was reported to be extremely happy with Nukan’s performance and is considering including him in the starting line-up against Gaziantepspor this weekend.

Atınç has only made seven appearances for Besiktas in his career. The 21-year-old made his professional debut on 7 May 2010 against Manisaspor.