Kenan Karaman (born 5 March 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Turkey national team.[2]
 Karaman playing with Turkey in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | MTV Stuttgart | ||
| 2005–2007 | 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 | 50 | (14) |
| 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 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2021 | |||
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.[3]
On 18 May 2018, Karaman joined newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2.Bundesliga on a free transfer for a three-year deal.[4] He was given the number 11 shirt.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 19 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Total | 50 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 53 | 15 | ||||
| Career total | 238 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International edit
- As of match played on 16 November 2021.[9]
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 May 2019 | New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany |  Germany | 3–3 | 3–3 | |
| 3. | 11 October 2020 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia |  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 |  Latvia | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 4 September 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Honours edit
Beşiktaş
References edit
- ^ "Kenan Karaman" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Kenan Karaman at Soccerbase
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ROMANYA 2–0 TÜRKİYE – 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kenan Karaman.
- Profile at the FC Schalke 04 website
- Profile at kicker.de
- Kenan Karaman at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kenan Karaman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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