Kerim Çalhanoğlu

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Kerim Çalhanoğlu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-26) 26 August 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Number 42
Youth career
SC Pfingstberg-Hochstätt
0000–2015 VfL Neckarau
2015–2016 Waldhof Mannheim
2016–2020 1899 Hoffenheim
2020– Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Schalke 04 5 (0)
2021– Schalke 04 II 1 (0)
National team‡
2017 Turkey U16 3 (0)
2018 Germany U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 13 (1)
2020– Germany U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2021

Kerim Çalhanoğlu (born 26 August 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.[1] Born in Germany, he began playing for Turkey on a youth international level before switching to Germany.

Club career[]

Çalhanoğlu began his youth career at SC Pfingstberg-Hochstätt and VfL Neckarau,[2][3] before joining Waldhof Mannheim in 2015.[4] A year later, he moved to the youth academy of 1899 Hoffenheim. In mid-2020, he joined the under-19 team of Schalke 04,[1] before signing a professional contract with the club in September 2020, lasting until 2024.[5] He made his professional debut for Schalke in the Bundesliga on 5 March 2021, starting in the home match against Mainz 05.[6]

International career[]

Çalhanoğlu began his youth international career with Turkey, appearing in three matches for the under-16 team in 2017.[7] He switched to represent Germany the following year, appearing for the under-16 and under-17 teams. In 2019, he was included in Germany's squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in the Republic of Ireland.[8] He played in all three of Germany's matches at the tournament, in which the team was eliminated in the group stage. In 2020, Çalhanoğlu debuted for the Germany under-19 team, appearing in two matches.[1]

Personal life[]

Çalhanoğlu was born in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, and is of Turkish descent.[1] His younger brother, Turan Çalhanoğlu, is also a footballer, having played for the Germany youth national teams, as well as alongside Kerim at the youth teams of SC Pfingstberg-Hochstätt, VfL Neckarau, Waldhof Mannheim and 1899 Hoffenheim. Their cousins, Hakan Çalhanoğlu and Muhammed Çalhanoğlu, are also footballers, with the former having appeared for the Turkey national team and Italian club FC Internazionale Milano.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on 3 October 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 2020–21 Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 – 4 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 – 2 0
Career total 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kerim Çalhanoğlu at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "U 17: Einst Amateurverein, mittlerweile Nationalspieler" [U17: Formerly of an amateur club, now a national team player]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kerim Çalhanoğlu at kicker (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Kerim Çalhanoğlu | Player profile". Bundesliga. Deutsche Fußball Liga. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kerim Calhanoglu signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 24. Round » FC Schalke 04 – 1. FSV Mainz 05". WorldFootball.net. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. ^ Kerim Çalhanoğlu at the Turkish Football Federation Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "U 17-EM: Feichtenbeiner nominiert 20 Spieler" [U-17 European Championship: Feichtenbeiner nominates 20 players]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. ^ Brunetti, Nico (14 December 2016). "Die Calhanoglus: Vier Kicker, ein Trainer" [The Çalhanoğlus: Four footballers, one coach]. Fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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