Markus Kaya (born 20 October 1979) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Markus Kaya
Kaya in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-10-20) 20 October 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
BSC Kickers 1900
Hertha Zehlendorf
0000–1996 Tennis Borussia Berlin
1996–1997 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Schalke 04 II
1998–1999 Schalke 04 1 (0)
2000–2002 Rot-Weiss Essen 30 (0)
2002–2006 SSVg Velbert 02
2007–2011 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 131 (25)
2011–2014 SSVg Velbert 02 93 (22)
2014–2016 VfB Hüls 25 (3)
Managerial career
2014–2015 VfB Hüls (playing assistant)[1]
2015–2017 VfB Hüls
2017–2020 FC Schalke 04 (youth)
2020–2023 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (youth)
2023 Rot-Weiss Ahlen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Kaya made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for FC Schalke 04 on 29 May 1999 when he came on as a substitute for Jiří Němec in the 63rd minute in a game against TSV 1860 München.

In May 2008 he scored the ARD's Goal of the Month.[3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Markus Kaya kommt" (in German). vfb-huels.de. 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Kaya, Markus" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Mai 2008 - Kaya - Archiv - Tor des Monats - TV". Sportschau (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ Bunse, Stefan (7 January 2019). "Markus Kaya wie einst Klaus Fischer". Reviersport (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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