Kenan Karaman
![]() Karaman playing with Turkey in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | MTV Stuttgart | ||
2003–2007 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
2007–2009 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
2009–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 26 | (9) |
2013–2014 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 5 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Hannover 96 | 87 | (10) |
2014–2015 | Hannover 96 II | 6 | (2) |
2018–2021 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 69 | (16) |
2021–2022 | Beşiktaş | 27 | (2) |
2022– | Schalke 04 | 51 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Turkey U18 | 6 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Turkey U19 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Turkey U20 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Turkey | 31 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2021 |
Kenan Karaman (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team.
Club career
[edit]On 29 April 2014, Karaman signed a pre-contract agreement with Hannover 96 effective 1 July 2014. Since his contract at Hoffenheim had expired, he was able to join Hannover on a free transfer and signed for three years until 2017.[2]
On 18 May 2018, Karaman joined newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2.Bundesliga on a free transfer for a three-year deal.[3] He was given the number 11 shirt.[4] He left Fortuna upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021.
On 1 September 2022, Karaman signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04.[5] On 5 July 2024, he extended his contract until 2028.[6] He was appointed team's captain under head coach Karel Geraerts at the beginning of the 2024–25 season.[7]
International career
[edit]Karaman made his senior debut for the senior Turkey national football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Romania on 9 November 2017.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 3 August 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Hannover 96 | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Total | 87 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 93 | 12 | ||||
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
Total | 69 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 16 | ||||
Beşiktaş | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
2022–23 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 14 | |||
2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
Total | 51 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 17 | ||||
Career total | 239 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 47 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played on 16 November 2021.[10]
National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
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Turkey | |||
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 7 | 1 | |
2020 | 7 | 3 | |
2021 | 14 | 2 | |
Total | 31 | 6 |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[10]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 May 2019 | New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | ![]() |
3–3 | 3–3 | |
3. | 11 October 2020 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
4. | 15 November 2020 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
5. | 30 March 2021 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 4 September 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 |
Honours
[edit]Beşiktaş
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenan Karaman" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Kaderplanung schreitet voran" (in German). hannover96.de. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Hannover's Karaman signs for Dusseldorf". 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895:Spieler". Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman joins Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman signs new contract at Schalke". Schalke 04. 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman named FC Schalke 04's new captain". Schalke 04. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Romanya 2–0 Türkiye – A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman - Club matches". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ a b "Kenan Karaman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Kenan Karaman at kicker (in German)
- Kenan Karaman at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kenan Karaman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stuttgart
- Men's association football forwards
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's international footballers
- Turkey men's under-21 international footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- Hannover 96 players
- Hannover 96 II players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Süper Lig players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players