Fatih Kaya

Fatih Kaya
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Giessen, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Number 29
Youth career
TSV Klein-Linden
VfB Gießen
0000–2016 Mainz 05
2016–2018 FC Ingolstadt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC Ingolstadt II 20 (10)
2018–2022 FC Ingolstadt 91 (13)
2022–2024 Sint-Truiden 54 (2)
2024– SV Wehen Wiesbaden 7 (4)
International career‡
2018 Germany U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2018

Fatih Kaya (born 13 November 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[1]

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]

On 25 May 2022, Kaya signed with Belgian club Sint-Truiden.[4]

On 23 July 2024, Kaya joined SV Wehen Wiesbaden in 3. Liga.[5]

International career

Born in Germany, Kaya is of Turkish descent.[6] He 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.[7]

References

  1. ^ Fatih Kaya at WorldFootball.net
  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. ^ "NEW BINK IN TOWN: FATIH KAYA". Sint-Truiden. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "SVWW NIMMT FATIH KAYA UNTER VERTRAG" [SVWW SIGNS FATIH KAYA] (in German). SV Wehen Wiesbaden. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ Ufak, Erdem (5 October 2021). "GazeteFutbols Europa-Tour: Mehmet Aydin mit Dropkick-Tor für Schalke, Burak Yilmaz "Meister aller Schwalben"". GazeteFutbol - Seriös. Exklusiv. Auf Deutsch.
  7. ^ "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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