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 verkiest FC Twente boven Cambuur en Dordt (Dutch). Voetbal International. 31 January 2015. David did previously hint his return after they were relegated to the Football League Championship.
However, David was placed in the Jong FC Twente squad instead and made his debut against Almere City on 6 February 2015. David made his senior FC Twente debut on 22 February 2015, coming on as a substitute for Bilal Ould-Chikh in the 60th minute, in a 2–1 loss against Vitesse Arnhem. David made another league appearance, in a 1–1 draw against NAC Breda on 28 February 2015. After this, David continued to play for Jong FC Twente throughout the season. David was captain and scored his first goal, in a 2–2 draw against Volendam on 3 April 2015. David scored his second goal in the last game of the season against Achilles '29. At the end of the 2014–15 season, the club decided not to take up options to sign David permanently, as the club's financial problem believed to be the main factor.
Upon returning to Fulham, David was among nine players to be released by the club.
Go Ahead Eagles On 14 August 2015, it was announced that David has been signed by Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.FC Twente ziet speler met Premier League-ervaring naar Jupiler League vertrekken (Dutch). Voetbalprimeur. 14 August 2015.
Cape Town City On 23 February 2019, Cape Town City announced the signing of David on a contract until June 2021.Cape Town City announce the signing of Dutch attacker Chris David, goal.com, 23 February 2019
David played for Turkish side Yeni Mersin İdmanyurdu, when the region was hit by a heavy earthquake. He joined German side Atlas Delmenhorst from Northern Cyprus outfit Degirmenlik in January 2026.
Career statistics Chris David at Soccerway
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFulham2013–14Premier League11200000312014–15Championship5010000060Total6130000091Twente2014–15Eredivisie2000000020Jong FC Twente2014–15Eerste Divisie122000000122Go Ahead Eagles2015–16Eerste Divisie81200000101Jong FC Utrecht2017–18Eerste Divisie121000000121Cape Town City2018–19South African Premier Division81100000912019–2091100010111Total172200010202Würzburger Kickers2020–212. Bundesliga7000000070SSV Jeddeloh2021–22Regionalliga Nord234000000234Hapoel Ramat Gan2022–23Liga Leumit0000000000Career total87117000109511
References
External links
Netherlands profile at OnsOranje