Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Tavşanlı, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
Number | 54 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | Tavşanlı Linyitspor | ||
2017–2021 | Sakaryaspor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Sakaryaspor | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Kayserispor | 40 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:30, 10 October 2022 (UTC) |
Arif Kocaman (born 14 September 2003) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Turkish club Kayserispor.
Kocaman is a youth product of Tavşanlı Linyitspor and Sakaryaspor. [1] He signed his first professional contract with Sakaryaspor in May 2021, and made an appearance with them in the TFF Second League. He transferred to the Süper Lig club Kayserispor in January 2022, signing a 4-year contract. [2] He made his professional debut with Kayserispor as a late substitute in a 3–0 Süper Lig win over Yeni Malatyaspor on 14 May 2022. [3]
Kocaman was first called up to the Turkey U21s for a set of matches in September 2022. [4]
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