Kaan Ayhan (born 10 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back or a right back for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.
 Ayhan with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kaan Ayhan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2013 | Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Schalke 04 II | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Schalke 04 | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 113 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Sassuolo | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Galatasaray | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Turkey U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U16 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U17 | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Turkey U21 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Turkey | 66 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:57, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSchalke 04
editAyhan joined Schalke 04's youth academy when he was four years old.[2] On 18 January 2012, he signed a professional contract with Schalke 04 that would last until 30 June 2015.[3] Ayhan was assigned a number 24 shirt.[4] Ayhan made his debut against FC Augsburg in a 4–1 win on 5 October 2013, coming on as a substitute for Ádám Szalai.[5] On 3 May 2014, Ayhan scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 13th minute of a 2–0 victory at SC Freiburg.[6]
In January 2016, Ayhan joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Schalke for the second half of the season.[7] Frankfurt secured the option of signing him permanently, however, the fixed transfer fee was reported as being too high for a permanent signing to be likely.[8]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
editOn 31 August 2016, Ayhan left Schalke 04 after 17 years at the club to join 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[9]
On 13 May 2017 Ayhan scored the third goal in a 3-2 for win over 1. FC Nürnberg, securing the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga title for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[10][11]
Sassuolo
editOn 16 August 2020, Ayhan joined Serie A club Sassuolo.[12]
Galatasaray
editOn 28 January 2023, Galatasaray announced the official negotiations for the temporary transfer of Kaan Ayhan from Sassuolo till the end of the season.[13] On 30 January 2023, the transfer was confirmed by Sassuolo as an initial loan with an obligation to buy.[14]
Ayhan became a champion in the Süper Lig in the 2022–23 season with the Galatasaray team. Defeating Ankaragücü 4–1 away in the match played in the 36th week on 30 May 2023, Galatasaray secured the lead with 2 weeks before the end and won the 23rd championship in its history.[15]
Following the season, it was announced that Galatasaray had triggered the buy option on Ayhan's loan deal at the cost of €2.8 million.[16]
International career
editA Turkish-German, Ayhan has been capped by both Germany and Turkey junior national teams. In October 2013, Ayhan was selected for the Turkey under-21 squad.[17] He was called up by manager Fatih Terim for Turkey's friendly match against Russia on 31 August 2016, and subsequent World Cup 2018 qualifier against Croatia.[18] Kaan Ayhan gave his debut for the Turkey national football team on 31 August 2016 in a friendly against Russia.[19]
He was named in Turkey's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 26 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2012–13[21] | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14[21] | Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15[21] | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16[21] | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2015–16[21] | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2016–17[21] | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18[21] | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19[21] | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20[21] | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 113 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 121 | 8 | ||||
| Sassuolo | 2020–21[21] | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[21] | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23[21] | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 52 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 55 | 2 | ||||
| Galatasaray (loan) | 2022–23[21] | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2023–24[21] | Süper Lig | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Total | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 237 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 13 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Ten appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayhan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2019 | Eskişehir Stadium, Eskişehir, Turkey | Moldova | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 8 June 2019 | Büyükşehir Stadium, Konya, Turkey | France | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 3 | 14 October 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | France | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 4 | 27 May 2021 | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey | Azerbaijan | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 14 June 2022 | Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir, Turkey | Lithuania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
Honours
editFortuna Düsseldorf
Galatasaray
Germany U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2011[27]
References
edit- ^ "Kaan Ayhan". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Kaan Ayhan" (in German). Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Schalke-Talent Kaan Ayhan erhält Profi-Vertrag" (in German). Der Westen. 18 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Kaan Ayhan ist der dienstälteste Knappe" (in German). Schalke 04. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Schalke 4 Augsburg 1". Soccerway. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Job almost done for Schalke". Bundesliga. 3 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ Walsh, Jonathan. "Kaan Ayhan swaps Schalke for Frankfurt". Vavel. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Lieto, Toni (3 January 2015). "Ayhans Ziel: Mit Spielpraxis zurück zum FC Schalke". Kicker Online (in German). Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Ayhan moves to Fortuna Düsseldorf". Schalke 04. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Janning, Falk (14 May 2018). "Fortuna Düsseldorf: Kaan Ayhan sucht sein Trikot – und findet es bei Bibiana Steinhaus". rp-online.de. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Nürnberg vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 13 May 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Calciomercato: dal Fortuna Düsseldorf arriva Kaan Ayhan". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Kaan Ayhan'ın geçici transferi hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "CALCIOMERCATO: KAAN AYHAN CEDUTO AL GALATASARAY" (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray win title for 23rd time after beating Ankaragucu 4-1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Profesyonel Futbolcu Kaan Ayhan'ın Transferi Hakkında". Galatasaray S.K. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Ümit Milli Takım'ın Yunanistan ve Polonya maçları aday kadrosu belli oldu" (in Turkish). TFF. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Fatih Terim'den sürpriz kadro!". spor.haber7.com. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Turkey vs. Russia". Archived from the original on 4 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "A Millî Takımımızın EURO 2024 Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı" [EURO 2024 Candidate Squad of Our National Team Announced] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 7 June 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Kaan Ayhaan". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Ayhan, Kaan". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Kaan Ayhan". EU-Football.info. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "CUMHURİYETİN YÜZÜ, TÜRKİYE'NİN EN BÜYÜĞÜ, ŞAMPİYON GALATASARAY!". Galatasaray S.K. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "IFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
External links
edit- Kaan Ayhan at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kaan Ayhan at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Kaan Ayhan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kaan Ayhan – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Kaan Ayhan at ESPN FC
- Kaan Ayhan at kicker (in German)
- Kaan Ayhan at Soccerway