Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-08) 8 July 2005
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Karlsruher SC
Number 39
Youth career
VfR Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim
1. FC Kaiserslautern
2016– Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Karlsruher SC 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Turkey U17 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 May 2022

Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu (Turkish: Sihlaroğlu; born 8 July 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC. Born in Germany, he represents Turkey at international level.[1]

Club career

Sihlaroglu is a youth academy graduate of Karlsruher SC. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 October 2021.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 27 November 2021 in a 4–0 league win against Hannover 96.[3] His debut at the age of 16 years and 142 days made him the youngest player ever to appear in a 2. Bundesliga match, a record which was previously held by Philipp Sonn.[4][5]

International career

Born in Germany, Sihlaroglu is of Turkish descent. He was called to a training camp for the Turkey U17s in December 2021.[6] In May 2022, he was named in the squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 November 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karlsruher SC2021–222. Bundesliga1000—10
Career total10000010

References

  1. 1 2 Efe-Kaan Sihlaroglu at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "KSC BINDET NACHWUCHSTALENT EFE-KAAN SIHLAROGLU LANGFRISTIG". 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Karlsruhe vs. Hannover 96 - 27 November 2021". Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Neuer Spitzenreiter: Die jüngsten Debütanten der Zweitliga-Geschichte". 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sihlaroglu steigt zum jüngsten Spieler der Zweitliga-Geschichte auf". 27 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "U17 Milli Takımı'nın hazırlık kampı aday kadrosu açıklandı". Arama Sonuç Sayfası TFF (in Turkish). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "U17 Milli Takımı, İsrail'de" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.


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