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Kaan Ayhan (born 10 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back as well as operating as a right back for Serie A club Sassuolo.[2] Born in Germany, he represented his native country before joining the Turkey national team.

Kaan Ayhan

Ayhan with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-11-10) 10 November 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, defender
Club information
Current team	Sassuolo
Number	5
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–	Sassuolo	49	(1)
National team‡
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	47	(5)
Honours Representing  Germany Men's football FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Club career

Schalke 04

Ayhan joined Schalke 04's youth academy when he was four years old.[3] On 18 January 2012, he signed a professional contract with Schalke 04 that would last until 30 June 2015.[4] Ayhan was assigned a number 24 shirt.[5] Ayhan made his debut against FC Augsburg in a 4–1 win on 5 October 2013, coming on as a substitute for Ádám Szalai.[6] On 3 May 2014, Ayhan scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 13th minute of a 2–0 victory at SC Freiburg.[7]

In January 2016, Ayhan joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Schalke for the second half of the season.[8] 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.[9]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 31 August 2016, Ayhan left Schalke 04 after 17 years at the club to join 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf.[10]

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.[11][12]

International career

A 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.[13] 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.[14] Kaan Ayhan gave his debut for the Turkish national football team on August, the 31st of 2016 in a friendly against Russia.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 June 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04	2012–13[16]	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2013–14[16]	Bundesliga	14	1	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	15	1
	2014–15[16]	Bundesliga	15	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	19	0
	2015–16[16]	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	5	0
	Total		30	1	0	0	9	1	39	1
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)	2015–16[16]	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Fortuna Düsseldorf	2016–17[16]	2. Bundesliga	23	1	1	0	—		24	1
	2017–18[16]	2. Bundesliga	31	1	1	0	—		32	1
	2018–19[16]	Bundesliga	28	4	3	0	—		31	4
	2019–20[16]	Bundesliga	31	2	3	0	—		34	2
	Total		113	8	8	0	—		121	8
Sassuolo	2020–21[16]	Serie A	19	0	1	0	—		20	0
	2021–22[16]	Serie A	23	1	1	0	—		24	1
	Total		42	1	2	0	—		44	1
Career total			187	10	10	0	9	1	206	11

International

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayhan goal.

List of international goals scored by Kaan Ayhan[17]

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

Fortuna Düsseldorf

• 2. Bundesliga: 2017–18

Germany U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: third place 2011[18]

References

External links

• 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

На других языках

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[de] Kaan Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan (* 10. November 1994 in Gelsenkirchen) ist ein türkisch-deutscher Fußballspieler. Der Rechtsfüßer wird vorrangig als Innenverteidiger eingesetzt, kann aber auch im defensiven Mittelfeld und auf den Außenverteidigerpositionen spielen. Er steht in Italien bei der US Sassuolo unter Vertrag und spielt zudem für die türkische Nationalmannschaft.

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- [en] Kaan Ayhan

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[es] Kaan Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan (Gelsenkirchen, Alemania, 10 de noviembre de 1994) es un futbolista alemán nacionalizado turco. Juega de defensa y su equipo es la U. S. Sassuolo Calcio de la Serie A de Italia.[1]

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[fr] Kaan Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan, né le 10 novembre 1994 à Gelsenkirchen, est un footballeur international turc qui évolue au poste de défenseur central à l'US Sassuolo.

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[it] Kaan Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan (Gelsenkirchen, 10 novembre 1994) è un calciatore turco con cittadinanza tedesca, difensore del Sassuolo e della nazionale turca.

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[ru] Айхан, Каан

Каа́н Айха́н (тур. и нем. Kaan Ayhan; 10 ноября 1994, Гельзенкирхен, Германия) — турецкий и немецкий футболист, защитник клуба «Сассуоло» и сборной Турции.

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