Chris David (footballer)
Dutch footballer
Christofer David (born Chrístofer Gürkan, 6 March 1993) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German Regionalliga Nord club Atlas Delmenhorst
Club career
Early career
Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, David's family moved to Enschede when he was 3 years old. He joined FC Twente youth team at the age of seven and moved through the age groups at the Dutch club.
In 2010, together with his family, he switched the Turkish surname Gurkan for his originally Aramaic surname David.
Fulham
Former Fulham manager Martin Jol signed David, who was also attracting attention from Ajax on 4 January 2013 from Dutch club FC Twente.
David made his Fulham debut in the FA Cup third round against Norwich City at Carrow Road. On 11 May, the final day of the season with Fulham already relegated, David scored on his Premier League debut in the dying seconds to tie the game against Crystal Palace. Despite being featured for five matches at the start of the 2014–15 season and aiming for first team football, David's first team opportunities were soon limited under new manager Kit Symons.
Twente
On 31 January 2015, it was announced that David was sent on loan to his former club FC Twente until the end of the season. The club has the possibility to make the deal permanent. David did previously hint his return after they were relegated to the Football League Championship.
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