Fatih Kaya
Fatih Kaya (born 13 November 1999) is a German-Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Ingolstadt.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fatih Kaya | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Giessen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Ingolstadt | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
TSV Klein-Linden | |||
VfB Gießen | |||
–2016 | Mainz 05 | ||
2016–2018 | FC Ingolstadt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | FC Ingolstadt II | 20 | (10) |
2018– | FC Ingolstadt | 48 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2018 |
Club career
Kaya began his youth career with TSV Klein-Linde and VfB Gießen, before later moving to the youth academy of Mainz 05.[2] In 2016, he joined the youth team of FC Ingolstadt. In 2018, he began playing for Ingolstadt's reserve side.
Kaya made his professional debut for FC Ingolstadt in the 2. Bundesliga on 1 December 2018, starting in the match against Hamburger SV. He scored Ingolstadt's only goal of the match with a header in the 54th minute via an assist from Sonny Kittel. Kaya was substituted off in the 66th minute for Darío Lezcano, with the match finishing as a 1–2 home loss.[3]
International career
Kaya made his youth international debut for Germany's under-19 team on 25 April 2018, coming on as a half-time substitute in a friendly against Denmark.[4]
References
- "Fatih Kaya". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- Gärtner, Wolfgang (26 October 2017). "Gießener bald U19-Nationalspieler?" [Gießen native soon under-19 national player?]. giessener-allgemeine.de (in German). Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "FC Ingolstadt 04 – Hamburger SV 1:2 (2. Bundesliga 2018/2019, 15. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Dänemark U19 – Deutschland U19, 2:2, Länderspiel 2017/18 Saison" [Denmark U19 v Deutschland U19, 2–2, international friendly 2017–18 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.