Abdülkadir Kayalı (born 30 January 1991) is a Turkish

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Career

Ankaragücü

He was in the eyes of two English teams:

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and

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, and also had a trial with the latter club in the year 2007 and impressed, but due to being under 16 at the time a deal was not done. In Ankaragücü, he was taken out of the squad because he said he wouldn't extend his contract until he turned 18.

Fenerbahçe

He left Ankaragücü on 3 January 2009 and moved to Fenerbahçe, signing a 4,5 year contract. He got the number 91 from his birth year (1991). On December 23, 2009 he made his debut against Altay in the Turkish Cup, coming on off the bench to replace Özer Hurmacı. On 30 December 2009 Istanbul B.B. has signed Abdülkadir on loan from Fenerbahce for one and a half year.

Eskişehirspor

Kayali was transferred to

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after Sezer Öztürk was to Fenerbahçe.

Orduspor

Kayali was transferred to

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after was to

Elazığspor

On the last day of the January transfermarket 2019, Kayalı was one of 22 players on two hours, that signed for Turkish club

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. had been placed under a transfer embargo but managed to negotiate it with the Turkish FA, leading to them going on a mad spree of signing and registering a load of players despite not even having a permanent manager in place. In just two hours, they managed to snap up a record 22 players - 12 coming in on permanent contracts and a further 10 joining on loan deals until the end of the season.

International

He played 58 international games for many youth teams from Turkey. He was also listed as one of the Top 10 players of the

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Tournament in a recent UEFA article.U17 stars already realising potential
UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.

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* * * 1991 births People from Altındağ, Ankara Living people Turkish footballers Turkey youth international footballers Turkey under-21 international footballers Turkey B international footballers Association football midfielders MKE Ankaragücü footballers Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Orduspor footballers Boluspor footballers Gaziantepspor footballers Giresunspor footballers Elazığspor footballers Balıkesirspor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players {{Turkey-footy-midfielder-stub