İrfan Kahveci
İrfan Can Kahveci (born 15 July 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
| Kahveci playing for Turkey in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | İrfan Can Kahveci[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Bayat, Ayaş, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Gençlerbirliği | 71 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hacettepe (loan) | 34 | (4) |
| 2017–2021 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 116 | (12) |
| 2021– | Fenerbahçe | 65 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Turkey U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013 | Turkey U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Turkey U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Turkey U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018– | Turkey | 26 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023 | |||
Club career Edit
Gençlerbirliği Edit
After playing in the youth squad for Gençlerbirliği, Irfan Can made his debut for the first team during the 2014–15 season. On 9 November 2014, he scored his first league goal in the 63rd minute against Kasımpaşa. He finished the season with 6 goals in 30 matches in league and cup competitions.
In his second season with Gençlerbirliği he amassed 3 goals in 33 matches in all competitions.
İstanbul Başakşehir Edit
On 26 December 2016, Kahveci signed a 4.5-year contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[3] On 2 December 2020, he scored a hat-trick against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League. His team, however, lost the match 3–4.[4] It made him only the third player to score a hat-trick in a losing cause in the Champions League, after Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.[5]
Fenerbahçe Edit
On 31 January 2021, Fenerbahçe announced via Twitter that Kahveci joined the team.[6] He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahçe for a €7 million fee.[7][8]
On 4 March 2021, he made his debut against Antalyaspor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Süper Lig match tied 1–1.[9] On October 2021, he scored his first goal against Konyaspor, Fenerbahçe lost 2–1.[10]
International career Edit
Kahveci was called up by manager Fatih Terim for Turkey's friendly match against Russia on 31 August 2016 and subsequent World Cup 2018 qualifier against Croatia.[11] He made a debut in the national team on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 win against Ireland.[12] In his second match in June 2019, a friendly against Uzbekistan, he had a chance to score his first international goal, but he missed a 90th minute penalty kick. Turkey still won the game 2–0 courtesy of a brace from Zeki Çelik.
Career statistics Edit
Club Edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hacettepe (loan) | 2013–14 | TFF Third League | 34 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 6 | ||
| Gençlerbirliği | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 24 | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 11 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 37 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10[c] | 2 | – | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6[d] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Total | 117 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 19 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10[f] | 3 | – | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[g] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Total | 65 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 286 | 33 | 31 | 6 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 51 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International Edit
- As of match played 19 June 2023.[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | |||
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4[a] | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 2 | |
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Euro 2020
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2021 | Baku Olympic Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | 21 | Switzerland | 1–2 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
| 2 | 16 June 2023 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 25 | Latvia | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours Edit
İstanbul Başakşehir
Fenerbahçe
References Edit
- ^ (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "İrfan Kahveci". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci resume Başakşehir'de" [İrfan Can Kahveci officially in Başakşehir]. Sabah (in Turkish). 26 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ "RB Leipzig vs. Istanbul Basaksehir score: German side wins seven-goal thriller". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ UEFA.com (9 December 2020). "Champions League hat-tricks: the full lowdown". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ @Fenerbahce (31 January 2021). "Ailemize hoş geldin İrfan Can Kahveci" [Welcome to our family İrfan Can Kahveci] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci Fenerbahçemizde". fenerbahce.org. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Futbolcu İrfan Can Kahveci'nin transferinin sonuçlanması hk". kap.org.tr. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe 1-1 FTA Antalyaspor".
- ^ "İttifak Holding Konyaspor 2-1 Fenerbahçe".
- ^ "Fatih Terim'den sürpriz kadro!". spor.haber7.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Football MATCH: 23.03.2018 Turkey v Rep. of Ireland". eu-football.info. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahçe) @ maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
External links Edit
- Profile at TFF
- İrfan Kahveci at Soccerway