Kaan Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan

Ayhan playing for Turkey U21 in 2013
Personal information
Full nameKaan Ayhan
Date of birth10 November 1994
Place of birthGelsenkirchen, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Centre-Back
Right-Back
Club information
Current team
Schalke 04
Number24
Youth career
1999–2013Schalke 04
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Schalke 04 II3(0)
2013–Schalke 0428(1)
National team‡
2009Turkey U172(0)
2009–2010Germany U166(0)
2010–2011Germany U1720(3)
2012Germany U182(0)
2013–Turkey U214(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2013

Kaan Ayhan (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈkʰaːn ˈäj.hän], 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 Schalke 04 and the Turkish national under-21 team.

Club career

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

International career

Being a Turkish-German, Ayhan has been capped by both Germany and Turkey junior national teams. In October 2013, Ayhan was selected to the Turkey U21 squad.[6]

Style of play

Ayhan can play in several positions, he is most often used as a central defender. He is a good rigger of ball through secure and confident leadership.[7]

Statistics

Club

As of 8 March 2015[8]
Club League Season League Cup Europe Total
App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals
Schalke 04 Bundesliga 2013–14 1410010151
2014–15 1400040180
Total 2810050331

References

  1. ↑ "Kaan Ayhan" (in German). Schalke 04. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Schalke-Talent Kaan Ayhan erhält Profi-Vertrag" (in German). Der Westen. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kaan Ayhan ist der dienstälteste Knappe" (in German). Schalke 04. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Schalke 4 Augsburg 1". Soccerway. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Job almost done for Schalke". Bundesliga. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ümit Milli Takım'ın Yunanistan ve Polonya maçları aday kadrosu belli oldu" (in Turkish). TFF. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Tag acht in Doha: Draxler hat den härtesten Schuss – Lazarett lichtet sich" [Day eight in Doha: Draxler has the hardest shot – sick bay thins out] (in German). Schalke 04. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kaan Ayhan". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2013.

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