İrfan Can Kahveci

İrfan Can Kahveci
Kahveci playing for Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Full name İrfan Can Kahveci[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 29)
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 102 (20)
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 37 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

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.

Club career

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Gençlerbirliği

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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

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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

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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] In October 2021, he scored his first goal against Konyaspor, Fenerbahçe lost 2–1.[10]

In 2023–24 season, he made a very strong start with new coach and team's local legend İsmail Kartal and became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field. On 26 October 2023, he wore a Fenerbahçe jersey for the 100th time in all competitions against Ludogorets Razgrad in UEFA Europa Conference League Group H third week match, Fenerbahçe won 3–1 in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.[11]

International career

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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.[12] He made a debut in the national team on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 win against Ireland.[13] 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

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Club

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As of match played 3 November 2024[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Turkish Cup Europe 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 Süper Lig 32 3 1 1 – – 33 4
2016–17 Süper Lig 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 Süper Lig 25 1 4 1 4[a] 0 – 33 2
2018–19 Süper Lig 32 4 3 0 2[a] 0 – 37 4
2019–20 Süper Lig 29 4 0 0 10[b] 2 – 39 6
2020–21 Süper Lig 18 2 1 1 6[c] 3 0 0 25 6
Total 116 12 12 2 22 5 0 0 150 19
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 Süper Lig 12 0 0 0 – – 12 0
2021–22 Süper Lig 24 4 1 0 4[a] 0 – 29 4
2022–23 Süper Lig 27 4 5 0 10[d] 3 – 42 7
2023–24 Süper Lig 31 12 1 0 14[e] 6 0 0 46 18
2024–25 Süper Lig 8 0 0 0 7[f] 1 – 15 1
Total 102 20 7 0 35 10 0 0 144 30
Career total 323 45 32 6 57 15 0 0 412 66
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ One appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 14 October 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey
2018 6 0
2019 8 0
2020 3 0
2021 4[a] 1
2022 3 0
2023 6 1
2024 7[b] 2
Total 37 4
  1. ^ Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Euro 2020
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Euro 2024
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by İrfan Kahveci
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
3 11 October 2024 Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium, Samsun, Turkey 36  Montenegro 1–0 1–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B
4 15 October 2024 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 37  Iceland 1–1 4–2

Honours

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Club

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İstanbul Başakşehir

Fenerbahçe

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2021: Booking List before League phase Matchday 6" (PDF). UEFA. 16 November 2020. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "İrfan Kahveci". Fenerbahçe S.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci resume Başakşehir'de" [İrfan Can Kahveci officially in Başakşehir]. Sabah (in Turkish). 26 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ "RB Leipzig vs. Istanbul Basaksehir score: German side wins seven-goal thriller". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ^ UEFA.com (9 December 2020). "Champions League hat-tricks: the full lowdown". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. ^ @Fenerbahce (31 January 2021). "Ailemize hoş geldin İrfan Can Kahveci" [Welcome to our family İrfan Can Kahveci] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci Fenerbahçemizde". fenerbahce.org. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Futbolcu İrfan Can Kahveci'nin transferinin sonuçlanması hk". kap.org.tr. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Fenerbahçe 1-1 FTA Antalyaspor".
  10. ^ "İttifak Holding Konyaspor 2-1 Fenerbahçe".
  11. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci, Fenerbahçe formasıyla 100. maçına çıktı". fenerbahce.org. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Fatih Terim'den sürpriz kadro!". spor.haber7.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Football MATCH: 23.03.2018 Turkey v Rep. of Ireland". eu-football.info. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  14. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahçe) @ maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  16. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Turkey Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Konyaspor'dan Amir Hadziahmetoviç Altın Karma'da". markafutbol.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  20. ^ "2023 Marka Futbol'dan Gezeroğlu ve Emiroğlu'na Anlamlı Ödül!". YeniSöke Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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