İrfan Kahveci

Footballer

Birthday July 15, 1995

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Bayat, Ayaş, Ankara, Turkey

Age 28 years old

Nationality Turkey

Height 1.76 m

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1995

İrfan Can Kahveci (born 15 July 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.

2014

After playing in the youth squad for Gençlerbirliği, Irfan Can made his debut for the first team during the 2014–15 season.

On 9 November 2014, he scored his first league goal in the 63rd minute against Kasımpaşa.

He finished the season with 6 goals in 30 matches in league and cup competitions.

In his second season with Gençlerbirliği he amassed 3 goals in 33 matches in all competitions.

2016

On 26 December 2016, Kahveci signed a 4.5-year contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.

Kahveci was called up by manager Fatih Terim for Turkey's friendly match against Russia on 31 August 2016 and subsequent World Cup 2018 qualifier against Croatia.

2018

He made a debut in the national team on 23 March 2018 in a 1–0 win against Ireland.

2019

In his second match in June 2019, a friendly against Uzbekistan, he had a chance to score his first international goal, but he missed a 90th-minute penalty kick.

Turkey still won the game 2–0 courtesy of a brace from Zeki Çelik.

İstanbul Başakşehir

Fenerbahçe

2020

On 2 December 2020, he scored a hat-trick against RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League.

His team, however, lost the match 3–4.

It made him only the third player to score a hat-trick in a losing cause in the Champions League, after Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.

On 31 January 2021, Fenerbahçe announced via Twitter that Kahveci joined the team.

He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahçe for a €7 million fee.

On 4 March 2021, he made his debut against Antalyaspor at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Süper Lig match tied 1–1.

In October 2021, he scored his first goal against Konyaspor, Fenerbahçe lost 2–1.

In 2023–24 season, he made a very strong start with new coach and team's local legend İsmail Kartal and became one of the key players who took more responsibility on the field.

On 26 October 2023, he wore a Fenerbahçe jersey for the 100th time in all competitions against Ludogorets Razgrad in UEFA Europa Conference League Group H third week match, Fenerbahçe won 3–1 in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.