Kenan Karaman
Kenan Karaman (born 5 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Turkey national team.[1]
 Karaman playing with Turkey in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MTV Stuttgart | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | |||
| –2009 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2009–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 26 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Hannover 96 | 87 | (10) |
| 2014–2015 | Hannover 96 II | 6 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 69 | (16) |
| 2021– | Beşiktaş | 22 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017– | Turkey | 31 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 November 2021 | |||
Club career
On 29 April 2014, Karaman signed a pre-contract agreement with Hannover 96 effective 1 July 2014. Since his contract at Hoffenheim had expired, he was able to join Hannover on a free transfer and signed for three years until 2017.[2]
On 18 May 2018, Karaman joined newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2.Bundesliga on a free transfer for a three-year deal.[3] He was given the number 11 shirt.[4] He left Fortuna upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021.[5]
International career
Karaman made his senior debut for the senior Turkey national football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Romania on 9 November 2017.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 May 2019 | New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany |  Germany | 3–3 | 3–3 | |
| 3. | 11 October 2020 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Russia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4. | 15 November 2020 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 5. | 30 March 2021 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Latvia | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 4 September 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 3–0 |
References
- Kenan Karaman at Soccerbase
- "Kaderplanung schreitet voran" (in German). hannover96.de. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "Hannover's Karaman signs for Dusseldorf". 19 May 2018.
- "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895:Spieler".
- "SAISONAUSKLANG IM KREISE DER MANNSCHAFT" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 24 May 2021.
- "ROMANYA 2–0 TÜRKİYE – A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- "Kenan Karaman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
- Profile at kicker.de
- Profile at hannover96.de
- Kenan Karaman at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kenan Karaman – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kenan Karaman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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