Fatih Kaya

Fatih Kaya (born 13 November 1999) is a German-Turkish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Ingolstadt.[1]

Fatih Kaya
Personal information
Full name Fatih Kaya
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 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
0000–2016 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

  1. "Fatih Kaya". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "FC Ingolstadt 04 – Hamburger SV 1:2 (2. Bundesliga 2018/2019, 15. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. "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.


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