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Kaan Ayhan

カーン・アイハン　/　かーん・あいはん

Association football player from Germany

November 10, 1994 (age 31)　・　Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia
association football player

My Take

What pulls me toward Kaan Ayhan is the geography of his identity. Born and raised in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, he chose to wear Turkey's colors at the national level, and that kind of allegiance is never a small thing. As a 184cm defender anchoring Galatasaray's back line, he belongs to the unglamorous craft of shutting opponents down rather than chasing highlights. I have a soft spot for that work. Defending is the position that ages well, rewarding reading and timing over raw legs. I suspect Ayhan only gets shrewder, and that quiet kind of excellence is exactly what I find worth following.

Overview

Kaan Ayhan (born 10 November 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kaan Ayhan
Name (Japanese): カーン・アイハン
Reading: かーん・あいはん
Born: November 10, 1994 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Dog
Origin: Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 184 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kaanayhan/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3

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