Fırat Kaya
Fırat Kaya (born 1995) is a Germany-born Turkish footballer. He is a member of the Turkey national deaf football team.[1][2]
Fırat Kaya was born to Yıldırım and Sevgi as the youngest of two children in Germany in 1995. The hearing lossboy started to play football at a young age. At age 15, he became an amateur footballer playing as a forward in VfR Mannheim. His professional career started with Eintracht Plankstadt. He played for the teams VfR Mannheim, TSV Nellmersbach, TSG Giengen, Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall, SC 04 Schwabach and TSV Kornburg. While playing for Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall in Germany, he signed a five-month contract with Tokatspor in Turkey in January 2019. He played in three matches of the 2018–19 TFF Second League's second half.He became so the first hearing-loss footballer to play in the Turkish professional football leagues.[1][3]
Kaya was a member of the Germany national deaf football team. He then prefered the Turkey national deaf football team.[3] He played at the Euro 2019 held in Heraklion, Hreece. He was named "Top goalscorer of the championship with 9 goals.[2]
References
- ^ a b "İlk işitme engelli futbolcu olan Fırat Kaya kimdir?". acunn.com (in Turkish). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "9th European Deaf Football Championships 2019 - Heraklion/GRE" (PDF). Deaflympics. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Türkiye'nin işitme engelli ilk profesyonel futbolcusu: Fırat Kaya". Sabah (in Turkish). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2021.