Kenan Karaman

Kenan Karaman

Karaman playing with Turkey in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Schalke 04
Number	19
Youth career
2000–2003	MTV Stuttgart
2003–2007	VfB Stuttgart
2007–2009	Stuttgarter Kickers
2009–2012	1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	1899 Hoffenheim II	26	(9)
2013–2014	1899 Hoffenheim	5	(0)
2014–2018	Hannover 96	87	(10)
2014–2015	Hannover 96 II	6	(2)
2018–2021	Fortuna Düsseldorf	69	(16)
2021–2022	Beşiktaş	27	(2)
2022–	Schalke 04	73	(26)
International career
2012	Turkey U18	6	(3)
2012–2013	Turkey U19	5	(0)
2012–2013	Turkey U20	5	(0)
2012–2016	Turkey U21	9	(1)
2017–2021	Turkey	31	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2025

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 14 March 2025 ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	23	12	2	1	—		—		25	13
	Total		73	26	5	2	—		—		78	28
Career total			261	54	16	4	5	0	1	0	283	58

1. Includes DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[10]

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.

List of international goals scored by Kenan Karaman

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

• Turkish Super Cup: 2021

References

1. "Kenan Karaman" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. "Kaderplanung schreitet voran" (in German). hannover96.de. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
3. "Hannover's Karaman signs for Dusseldorf". 19 May 2018.
4. "Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895:Spieler". Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
5. "Kenan Karaman joins Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 1 September 2022.
6. "Kenan Karaman signs new contract at Schalke". Schalke 04. 5 July 2024.
7. "Kenan Karaman named FC Schalke 04's new captain". Schalke 04. 11 July 2024.
8. "Romanya 2–0 Türkiye – A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
9. "Kenan Karaman - Club matches". WorldFootball.net.
10. "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)