Kaan Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan (born 10 November 1994) is a Turkish-German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back as well as operating as a right back for the Serie A club Sassuolo and the Turkish national team.

Club Career

Schalke 04

Ayhan joined Schalke 04's youth academy when he was four years old. On 18 January 2012, he signed a professional contract with Schalke 04 that would last until 30 June 2015. Ayhan was assigned a number 24 shirt. Ayhan made his debut against FC Augsburg in a 4–1 win on 5 October 2013, coming on as a substitute for Adam Szalai. On 3 May 2014, Ayhan scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 13th minute of a 2–0 victory at SC Freiburg.

In January 2016, Ayhan joined Eintracht Frankfurt on loan from Schalke for the second half of the season. Frankfurt secured the option of signing him permanently, however, the fixed transfer fee was reported as being too high for a permanent signing to be likely.

Fortuna Dusseldorf

On 31 August 2016, Ayhan left Schalke 04 after 17 years at the club to join 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Dusseldorf.

On 13 May 2017 Ayhan scored the third goal in a 3-2 for win over 1. FC Nurnberg, securing the 2017–18 2. Bundesliga title for Fortuna Dusseldorf.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Каан Айхан (russian)