Ferhat Kaya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Beringen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Beringen | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westerlo | |||
| 2001–2003 | Verbroedering Geel | ||
| 2003–2005 | PSV | ||
| 2005–2006 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | ||
| 2007–2008 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | FC Eindhoven | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Racing Mol-Wezel | 39 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Brussels | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Royal Antwerp | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Fortuna Sittard | 144 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Helmond Sport | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Sakaryaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Beringen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:57, 25 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ferhat Kaya (born 11 March 1986) is a Belgian professional footballer of Kurdish descent[1] who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Division 3 club Beringen.
Career[edit]
Kaya was born in Beringen, Belgian Limburg, and started playing football at the Westerlo youth academy. Via Verbroedering Geel, he moved to the PSV Eindhoven academy in 2003.[2] After having played there for two years, Kaya left for Turkish club Gaziantepspor.[3]
In August 2008, after three years in Turkey, Kaya signed with Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven after a successful trial.[4] A year later, he signed with Racing Mol-Wezel in the Belgian Third Division.[5] Afterwards, he had stints with FC Brussels and Royal Antwerp.[6][7]
Kaya then trained for six months with SV Meerssen, before signing a contract with Fortuna Sittard, who was looking for a successor to Danny Wintjens, who had moved to PEC Zwolle. Kaya became the starting goalkeeper at the club, andafter 144 matches, Kaya signed a two-year contract with Helmond Sport in June 2016.[8]
He was signed by Sakaryaspor in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer.[9] In April 2019, Kaya terminated his contract by mutual consent, after he had not received his salary.[10]
In March 2021, after being a free agent for two years, Kaya joined Belgian Division 3 club Beringen.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Document Details | Report on the Trial of Ferhat Kaya - Trial Observation Report | KHRP | Kurdish Human Rights Project".
- ^ "Ferhat Kaya". PSV (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Gaziantepspor'dan üç imza". Haber7 (in Turkish). 5 July 2005.
- ^ "Ferhat Kaya nieuwe doelman bij FC Eindhoven". Soccernews (in Dutch). 2 September 2008.
- ^ "Ferhat Kaya hekelt mentaliteit bij Mol-Wezel: Wij moeten altijd naar de top mikken". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Ferhat Kaya nieuwe keeper van Antwerp". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 13 August 2010.
- ^ "Ferhat Kaya nieuwe doelman van Antwerp". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). 12 August 2010.
- ^ "Helmond Sport trekt twee keepers aan | Helmond Sport". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 24 June 2016.
- ^ Ottens, Chris (10 July 2017). "Sakaryaspor meldt komst van Helmond Sport-doelman Ferhat Kaya". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "FERHAT KAYA TFF'YE BAŞVURDU". Sakarya Yenihaber (in Turkish). 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Coronacrisis of niet, deze straffe keepertransfers gooien hoge ogen in het Limburgs voetbal". hbvl.be (in Flemish). 10 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Ferhat Kaya at Soccerway
- Ferhat Kaya at sport.de
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Belgian men's footballers
- Gaziantep F.K. footballers
- FC Eindhoven players
- R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- Helmond Sport players
- Sakaryaspor footballers
- Eerste Divisie players
- TFF Second League players
- Belgian people of Turkish descent
- Sportspeople of Turkish descent
- People from Beringen, Belgium
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Footballers from Limburg (Belgium)