Kerim Frei
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 Frei playing for Cardiff City in October 2012. |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kerim Frei Koyunlu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | ) 19 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Feldkirch, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fulham | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Grasshopper | ||
| 2010–2012 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Fulham | 21 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (4) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Turkey | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:09, 30 December 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kerim Frei Koyunlu (born 19 November 1993) is a Turkish-Swiss footballer who plays for Fulham and the Turkish national team.[2]
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Early life
Frei was born in Feldkirch, Austria to a Turkish father and a Moroccan mother, he was raised in Switzerland.[3]
Career
2011–12 season
Frei made his first team début on 7 July 2011 in Fulham's Europa League first qualifying round, second leg match against NSÍ Runavík of the Faroe Islands, where he came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute replacing Andrew Johnson.[4] Frei then went on to make his first start for Fulham, playing on the right wing in the Europa League second qualifying round, first leg match against Crusaders in Belfast on 14 July 2011, receiving a yellow card in the 62nd minute.[5]
He made his first start in English competition in a League Cup third round fixture away to Chelsea on 21 September 2011 and made his Premier League début on 10 December 2011, coming on a substitute for Mousa Dembélé in an away match against Swansea City. Fulham lost the match 2–0.[6] Frei scored his first senior goal for Fulham in the Europa League 2–2 draw against Odense BK at Craven Cottage, side footing home from a Dembélé through ball.[7]
On 16 March 2012, Frei signed a contract extension with Fulham, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015.[8] A week later, Frei started in Fulham's 0–1 loss at Old Trafford against Manchester United. He was replaced by Bryan Ruiz in the 67th minute.[9]
On 9 April 2012 in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea, Frei received the Man of the Match award from Sky Sports for his performance.[10]
Cardiff City (loan)
On 26 October 2012, Frei joined Cardiff City on loan until 2 December.[11] His first appearance was against Burnley, coming on in the 83rd minute for Craig Noone.[12] On 22 November, Frei was recalled to Fulham after 3 appearances.[13]
National team
Kerim Frei switched national team allegiances from Switzerland to Turkey in June 2012.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 January 2012
| League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Fulham | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Fulham total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | Cardiff (loan) | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||
References
- ^ TÜRKİYE 1-1 DANİMARKA, Turkish Football Federation, accessed 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Kerim’i İsviçre’ye kaptırmadık". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-06-18.
- ^ "Through the Ranks". Fulham FC. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2012 – NSÍ-Fulham". UEFA. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2012 – Crusaders-Fulham". UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Swansea City 2 – 0 Fulham". Fulham FC. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Fulham 2 – 2 Odense BK". Fulham FC. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Frei Contract Extension". Fulham FC. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Manchester United – Fulham 1–0". BBC Football. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Frei earns captain's praise". Sky Sports. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Fulham's Kerim Frei loaned to Cardiff City for a month". BBC Sport. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Cardiff 4–0 Burnley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
- ^ "Fulham recall winger from Cardiff City loan". Fulham Chronicle. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ Fulham starlet Kerim Frei opts to represent Turkish National Team Turkish-football.com
External links
- Fulham F.C. profile
- Kerim Frei – UEFA competition record
- Kerim Frei career stats at Soccerbase
