ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ hɪz hˈoʊm kˈʌntɹi, hiː plˈeɪd fɔːɹ sˈɛvɹəl klˈʌbz ɪn tˈɜːki, fɔːɹ hˈæmɑːɹbi ɪn swˈiːdən, ænd ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd fɔːɹ bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm sˈɪɾi, wˈɪɡən æθlˈɛɾɪk ænd blˈækpuːl, hˌuː ɹᵻlˈiːst hˌɪm æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn ɪlˈɛvən sˈiːzən.
After leaving his home country, he played for several clubs in Turkey, for Hammarby in Sweden, and in England for Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic and Blackpool, who released him at the end of the 2010–11 season.