Can Keleş

Can Keleş
Keleş with Beşiktaş in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Vienna, Austria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Beşiktaş
Number 77
Youth career
2007–2010 Haidbrunn-Wacker
2010–2012 Wiener Neustädter
2012–2013 Rapid Wien
2013–2020 Austria Wien
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Austria Wien II 39 (6)
2021–2024 Austria Wien 38 (6)
2023 → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 35 (5)
2024– Beşiktaş 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 Austria U16 2 (0)
2017–2018 Austria U17 11 (1)
2019 Austria U18 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:40, 8 May 2023 (UTC)

Can Keleş (born 2 September 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.

Club career

Keleş is a youth product of Haidbrunn-Wacker, Wiener Neustädter, and Rapid Wien before joining Austria Wien's youth academy in 2013. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 21 August 2020, initially assigned to their reserves.[1] He made his senior debut with Austria Wien in a 4–0 Austrian Cup win over Spittal on 17 July 2021.[2] On 21 March 2022, he extended his contract with Austria Wien keeping him at the club until 2026.[3]

On 22 July 2024, Keleş signed a four-year deal with Süper Lig club Beşiktaş.[4]

International career

Born in Austria, Keleş is of Turkish descent.[5] He is a youth international for Austria, having represented the Austria U16s, U17s, and U18s. He was called up to the Austria 21s in March 2022.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austria Wien 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 20 3 2 0 1[b] 0 23 3
2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 18 3 3 0 8[c] 1 29 4
Total 38 6 5 0 9 1 52 7
Fatih Karagümrük (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 35 5 4 0 — 39 5
Beşiktaş 2024–25 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 73 11 9 0 9 1 91 12
  1. ^ Includes Austrian Cup, Turkish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Beşiktaş

References

  1. ^ "Austria Wien bindet Talent Can Keles (90minuten.at)". www.90minuten.at.
  2. ^ "Clear 4-0 victory in the cup against Spittal/Drau". Austria Wien.
  3. ^ "Can Keles verlängert bei der Wiener Austria". Sky Sport Austria. 21 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Beşiktaşımıza Hoş Geldin Can Keleş". Beşiktaş J.K. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Unser Favoriten. Unsere Weihnachtsgrüße". FK Austria Wien.
  6. ^ "Personalveränderungen im U21-Team: Auch Demir fällt aus". Sky Sport Austria. 21 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Can Keleş". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Besiktas claims Turkcell Super Cup with 5-0 win over Galatasaray". Türkiye Today. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.