Kaan Ayhan

Turkish association football player (born 1994)

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Kaan Ayhan, born on 10 November 1994 in Gelsenkirchen, is an association football player who holds citizenship of Turkey and Germany. He plays as a defender, primarily at centre-back or full-back, wearing squad number 3. Ayhan has played for Schalke 04, FC Schalke 04 II, Eintracht Frankfurt, Galatasaray, and the Turkey national under-17 football team, in competitions including the 2. Bundesliga. His career began in 2013, and he speaks German and Turkish.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kaan Ayhan is referenced by 184 other articles, and connects out to Schalke 04, US Sassuolo Calcio and Turkey.

It is catalogued under topics including 1994 births, 21st-century German sportsmen and 21st-century Turkish sportsmen.

Its subject is documented across 31 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

2009: Turkey U17
2012: Germany U18
2013: Schalke 04 II
2016: → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)
2023: → Galatasaray (loan)
Full name: Kaan Ayhan
Date of birth: ( 1994-11-10 ) 10 November 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen , Germany
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position: Defender
Current team: Galatasaray
1999 2013: Schalke 04
Years: Team
2013 2016: Schalke 04
2016 2020: Fortuna Düsseldorf
2020 2023: Sassuolo
2009 2010: Germany U16
2010 2011: Germany U17

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Galatasaray
Position: Centre-Back
Nationality: Turkey

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Turkish
Native language: Turkish
Sport: association football
Member of team: Germany national under-18 football team
Position played: defender
League: 2. Bundesliga
Country for sport: Turkey
Mass: 84
Image: Kaan-Ayhan-08-2019.jpg
Height: 184

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date of birth: 1994-11-10
Commons category: Kaan Ayhan
sport number: 3
start of work period: 2013-00-00
name in native language: Kaan Ayhan

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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2025

Kaan Ayhan (born 10 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.

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