Ayman Emran Gülaşı (born 5 May 2006) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04. Born in Australia, Gulasi has represented the Turkey national team and Australia national team at youth level.[2][3]

Club career

Youth career

Gulasi was born in Sydney, Australia, of Turkish descent from his father.[3] Since he was 13 years old, while playing for Sydney Olympic at the time, Gulasi was scouted and handed numerous trials by Schalke 04 after he had impressed the club from a youth tournament in Germany.[3] He was described to be one of the most mercurial and creative players in Australia by the club's scouts.[3][4]

After a year of negotiations,[4] Gulasi signed for Schalke on 1 July 2024 for the under-19s team.[5][6]

Schalke 04

Gulasi signed a professional contract with Schalke 04 on 16 January 2025, lasting until 2028.[7]

References

  1. ^ "A. Gulasi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Four Wanderers named in Australian squad for AFF U16 Youth Championship 2022". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Lewis, Dave (21 March 2024). "Talent drain: Aussie prospect makes scoring debut for Turkey". FTBL. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Lewis, Dave (7 April 2023). "Joeys ace heads to Germany for Schalke audition". FTBL. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Ayman Gulasi schließt sich Schalker U19 an" (in German). Schalke 04. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ Müller, Julian (1 July 2024). "Schalke holt türkischen U-Nationalspieler". Fussball Transfers (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Schalke 04 hand Ayman Gulasi first senior contract". FC Schalke 04. 16 January 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_Gulasi
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