Kerem Kalafat (born 9 March 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back for TFF First League club Çaykur Rizespor on loan from Beşiktaş.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kerem Kalafat | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Şişli, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Çaykur Rizespor (on loan from Beşiktaş) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Beşiktaş | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Beşiktaş | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Giresunspor (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Uşakspor (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Turkey U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Turkey U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Turkey U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2022 | |||
Kalafat made his professional debut with Beşiktaş in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 December 2019.[1] In July 2021, Beşiktaş loanded Kalafat out TFF Second League outfit Uşakspor for 2021–22 season.[2] On 13 January 2022, Beşiktaş used the call-back opiton of Kalafat while his loan stint at Uşakspor and he rejoined the team.[3] He was then loaned to Çaykur Rizespor for the following season.[4]
Beşiktaş, sezon başında kiralık olarak Uşakspor'a gönderilen Kerem Kalafat'ın geri çağrıldığını açıkladı.
Çaykur Rizespor – current squad | |
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