Sinan Kurt

Sinan Kurt
Personal information
Full nameSinan Kurt
Date of birth23 July 1996
Place of birthMönchengladbach, Germany[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Bayern Munich
Number24
Youth career
2007–2014Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014Borussia Mönchengladbach II1(0)
2014–Bayern Munich1(0)
National team‡
2010Germany U152(0)
2011–2012Germany U165(1)
2012–2013Germany U179(1)
2014–Germany U189(4)
2014–Germany U191(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 September 2014

Sinan Kurt (born 23 July 1996) is a German footballer who plays for Bayern Munich and the German U19 national team as a midfielder.[3]

Kurt was born in Mönchengladbach to a Turkish father and a German mother.

Club career

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Kurt joined the youth setup at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2007, progressing through the youth ranks until his promotion to Borussia Mönchengladbach II in 2014.[4] In the years prior to his promotion, Kurt played for the Borussia B-Jugend, U-17 team, registering 31 goals and 21 assists in 52 games.[1] Because of his good performances for the U-17 side, Kurt signed a developmental contract with Gladbach, intended to tie him to the club until 2016 at which point a professional contract would come into effect.[1] For the 2013–14 season, Kurt played in Gladbach's U-19 team, where he scored 16 goals in 24 appearances.[4] This led to his promotion to the second team and he made his professional debut against Viktoria Köln on 2 August 2014, replacing Marlon Ritter for the last 15 minutes of the 2–1 Regionalliga West match.[4][5]

In late August 2014, it was reported that Bayern Munich were interested in signing the player and that Kurt wanted to make the move to Bayern.[1] Gladbach officials refused to allow the player to leave before his contract expired in 2016.[1] However the DFL ruled that since the contract was signed when Kurt was underage, 16, that it was not legally accepted and that Bayern were allowed to purchase the player.[1]

Bayern Munich

On 31 August 2014, Bayern Munich confirmed that they had signed Kurt to a four-year contract.[6] Kurt made his Bayern debut for the reserve team against SV Schalding-Heining[7] on 17 October 2014.[8] He made his debut for the first team in a 1–0 home win against Hertha BSC.[9]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other1 Total
Borussia Mönchengladbach II Regionalliga West 2014–15 1 0 — 1 0 [10]
Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 1 0 [10]
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2014–15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 [10]
Career totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 —
Last updated: 25 April 2015

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "A war of words: Clarifying the Sinan Kurt situation". Bavarian Football Works. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sinan Kurt". FC Bayern Munich (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Germany – S. Kurt". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Official: Sinan Kurt Transfers to Bayern Munich, Signs 4-year Deal". Bavarian Football Works. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Viktoria Köln vs. Borussia M'gladbach 2–1". Soccerway. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "FCB Sign Youth Talent Sinan Kurt". Bayern Munich. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Kurt gibt sein Debüt im FCB-Dress" (in German). kicker. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Regionalliga Bayern, 2014/15, 16. Spieltag" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Weisers Solo bringt den Arbeitssieg" [Weiser's Solo brings the hard-fought victory] (in German). kicker.de. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Kurt, Sinan". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

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