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 105 (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 15 December 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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Early career

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He started playing football at Gençlerbirliği Football School at the age of 7.[3] After the years he spent at the football school, İrfan entered the Gençlerbirliği youth team by showing himself in the selections. He signed a professional contract with Gençlerbirliği during the Fuat Çapa period. On 27 April 2012, Kahveci played in the last 5 minutes of the match against Kayserispor for the first for the club in the Spor Toto Cup match.[4]

Hacettepe (loan)

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In the 2013-2014 season, he loaned to Hacettepe, the satellite team of Gençlerbirliği, to gain experience. Kahveci, who scored 4 goals in 34 matches here and contributed to Hacettepe's promotion to the TFF Second League at the end of the 2013-2014 season.[3]

Gençlerbirliği

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On 29 August 2014, Irfan Can made his Süper Lig debut for the first team against Rizespor 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 contract with İstanbul Başakşehir until the end of 2021-22 season.[5] On 14 January 2016, he made debut with the team against Kayserispor as a substitute, Başakşehir won the match 5-0.

On 19 September 2017, he made his continental debut against Hoffenheim in a UEFA Europa League away match, they lost 3-1.

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.[6] 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.[7]

Fenerbahçe

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On 31 January 2021, Fenerbahçe announced via Twitter that Kahveci joined the team.[8] He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahçe for a €7 million fee.[9][10]

On 4 March 2021, he made his debut against Antalyaspor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Süper Lig match tied 1–1.[11] In October 2021, he scored his first goal against Konyaspor, Fenerbahçe lost 2–1.[12]

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.[13] He scored 12 goals in 31 Süper Lig matches and 6 goals in 14 UEFA Conference League matches.

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.[14]

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.[15] He made a debut in the national team on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 win against Ireland.[16] 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.

Playing style

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In his early years at Gençlerbirliği, he played as a left-back[3][17] position and then, his loan period at Hacettepe and senior career with Gençlerbirliği, Kahveci was deployed in several positions, most notably as a deep-lying midfielder and a wide midfielder primarily on the right side as he was deemed too small to play in the middle of the park.[3] After transfers to İstanbul Başakşehir in the 2016–17 season, manager Abdullah Avcı inserted Kahveci into the playmaker role, where his vision, passing, technical skill and ability to read and understand the game suited him. Since that season, Kahveci was primarily deployed in the position or as a central attacking midfielder at both club and international level. The player personally said that playing central midfield was his preference.[18]

As a result of his versatility, Kahveci could also function on the wing and spent the majority of his career at Fenerbahçe, occupying the role in the team's 4–3–3 formation.[19] His close control with the ball, speed, dribbling, crossing and shots from outside the box, which resulted in former manager İsmail Kartal deploying Kahveci in the role during the player's situation at the club.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 December 2024[20][21]
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 11 0 0 0 9[f] 1 – 20 1
Total 105 20 7 0 37 10 0 0 149 30
Career total 326 45 32 6 59 15 0 0 417 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, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 14 October 2024[22]
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. ^ a b c d "İrfan Can Kahveci: "Sporcu olmak için doğmuşum"". TFF.org. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Kayserispor 0-3 Gençlerbirliği" (in Turkish). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci resume Başakşehir'de" [İrfan Can Kahveci officially in Başakşehir]. Sabah (in Turkish). 26 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ^ "RB Leipzig vs. Istanbul Basaksehir score: German side wins seven-goal thriller". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  7. ^ UEFA.com (9 December 2020). "Champions League hat-tricks: the full lowdown". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. ^ @Fenerbahce (31 January 2021). "Ailemize hoş geldin İrfan Can Kahveci" [Welcome to our family İrfan Can Kahveci] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci Fenerbahçemizde". fenerbahce.org. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Futbolcu İrfan Can Kahveci'nin transferinin sonuçlanması hk". kap.org.tr. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Fenerbahçe 1-1 FTA Antalyaspor".
  12. ^ "İttifak Holding Konyaspor 2-1 Fenerbahçe".
  13. ^ a b "İrfan Can Kahveci'ye İsmail Kartal dokunuşu". Sözcü. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  14. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci, Fenerbahçe formasıyla 100. maçına çıktı". fenerbahce.org. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Fatih Terim'den sürpriz kadro!". spor.haber7.com. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Football MATCH: 23.03.2018 Turkey v Rep. of Ireland". eu-football.info. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  17. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci "Gençlerbirliği'nin Yıldızını Avrupa'da Taşımak İsterim!"". Klas Spor. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  18. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci: 8 numarada oynamaktan büyük keyif alıyorum". HaberTürk. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  19. ^ "Fenerbahçe'nin yeni transferi İrfan Can Kahveci kimdir nereli kaç yaşında? İşte, mevkisi ve oynadığı takımlar". Hürriyet. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  20. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  21. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci (Fenerbahçe) @ maçkolik.com" (in Turkish). mackolik.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ "İrfan Can Kahveci". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Cumhuriyetimizin 100. Yılında Turkey Kupası Fenerbahçemiz'in". fenerbahce.org. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Konyaspor'dan Amir Hadziahmetoviç Altın Karma'da". markafutbol.com. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  26. ^ "2023 Marka Futbol'dan Gezeroğlu ve Emiroğlu'na Anlamlı Ödül!". YeniSöke Gazetesi (in Turkish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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