Kenan Karaman (born 5 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in Germany, he played for the Turkey national team.
Club career
On 29 April 2014, Karaman signed a pre-contract agreement with Hannover 96 effective 1 July 2014. Since his contract at Hoffenheim had expired, he was able to join Hannover on a free transfer and signed for three years until 2017.[2]
On 18 May 2018, Karaman joined newly promoted Fortuna Düsseldorf from 2.Bundesliga on a free transfer for a three-year deal.[3] He was given the number 11 shirt.[4] He left Fortuna upon the expiration of his contract on 24 May 2021.
On 1 September 2022, Karaman signed a three-year contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04.[5] On 5 July 2024, he extended his contract until 2028.[6] He was appointed team's captain under head coach Karel Geraerts at the beginning of the 2024–25 season.[7]
International career
Karaman made his senior debut for the senior Turkey national football team in a friendly 2–0 loss to Romania on 9 November 2017.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 January 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 87 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 93 | 12 | ||||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| Total | 69 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 16 | ||||
| Beşiktaş | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 14 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 12 | |||
| Total | 68 | 25 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 73 | 27 | ||||
| Career total | 256 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 278 | 57 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | |||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 31 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 May 2019 | New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey |  Greece |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 7 October 2020 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany |  Germany |
3–3 | 3–3 | |
| 3. | 11 October 2020 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia |  Russia |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4. | 15 November 2020 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 5. | 30 March 2021 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Latvia |
1–0 | 3–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 4 September 2021 | Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar |  Gibraltar |
3–0 | 3–0 |
Honours
Beşiktaş
References
- ^ "Kenan Karaman" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Kaderplanung schreitet voran" (in German). hannover96.de. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- ^ "Hannover's Karaman signs for Dusseldorf". 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895:Spieler". Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman joins Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman signs new contract at Schalke". Schalke 04. 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman named FC Schalke 04's new captain". Schalke 04. 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Romanya 2–0 Türkiye – A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman - Club matches". WorldFootball.net.
- ^ "Kenan Karaman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
External links
- Profile at the Schalke 04 website
- Kenan Karaman at kicker (in German)
- Kenan Karaman at the Turkish Football Federation
- Kenan Karaman at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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