Hakan Kadir Balta is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Galatasaray in the Super Lig.

2011–12 Super Lig was a year of recovery for Galatasaray. With a new board led by newly elected president Unal Aysal, the club assigned Fatih Terim as the manager. Hakan Balta improved his performance under Terim's management and alongside his new team members. He was regular starter through the season and the only member of the last season's crew to do so. In a derby against arch-rivals Fenerbahce, Galatasaray were trailing 2–1 when Balta scored the equiliser with a left foot volley inside the area. The result helped maintain Galatasaray's position at the top of the league along. Galatasaray won the championship.

After Ayhan Akman leaving the team, Hakan became one of the team captains, and on 12 August during the 2012–13 Super Lig match, he played as the captain as Galatasaray won the Super Cup against their rivals Fenerbahce with a 3-2 win.

He scored his first 2012–13 Super Lig goal of the new season on 19 October 2012, in a match against Genclerbirligi when they were trailing 3–2 to make the final score 3–3 draw right before the final whistle.

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CLUB

Galatasaray
Super Lig (4): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
Turkiye Kupasi (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Super Kupa (4): 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015

INTERNATIONAL

Turkey
UEFA European Championship: Semi-finals (1): 2008