Kemal Faruki

Kemal Faruki
Personal information
Full nameKemal Ahmet Faruki
Date of birth27 August 1910
Place of birthIstanbul, Turkey
Date of death27 January 1988 (aged 77)
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1923–1934Galatasaray SK36(23)
National team
1927–1928Turkey3(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Kemal Faruki (born 27 August 1910 in Istanbul Turkey; died 27 January 1988 in Cairo Egypt) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on 2 occasions.

Career

Galatasaray SK 1930–1931 Champion Team. Faruki the 6th player

Kemal Faruki played his entire career as a Forward and Midfielder for Galatasaray SK. Faruki was selected to Galatasaray SK A team when he was 17.

Faruki won the Istanbul Football League five times.

He made his senior national team debut against Bulgaria on 17 July 1927. In his first international match he scored his first goal.[1]

Career statistics

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 July 1927 Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 3–2 3–3 Friendly
2. 15 April 1928 Stadionul Gloria-CFR, Bistrița, Romania  Romania 2–1 4–2 Friendly
Correct as of 3 May 2013[2]

Honours

As player

Galatasaray

See also

References