Ferhat Kaya (born 11 March 1986) is a Belgian professional

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descent who plays as a

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for

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club Beringen.

Career

Kaya was born in Beringen, Belgian Limburg, and started playing football at the

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youth academy. Via Verbroedering Geel, he moved to the

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academy in 2003. After having played there for two years, Kaya left for Turkish club Gaziantepspor. In August 2008, after three years in Turkey, Kaya signed with

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club

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after a successful trial. A year later, he signed with Racing Mol-Wezel in the Belgian Third Division. Afterwards, he had stints with FC Brussels and Royal Antwerp. Kaya then trained for six months with

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, before signing a contract with Fortuna Sittard, who was looking for a successor to

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, who had moved to

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. Kaya became the starting goalkeeper at the club, andafter 144 matches, Kaya signed a two-year contract with Helmond Sport in June 2016. He was signed by Sakaryaspor in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer. In April 2019, Kaya terminated his contract by mutual consent, after he had not received his salary. In March 2021, after being a

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for two years, Kaya joined

club Beringen.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
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Ferhat Kaya
at sport.de {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaya, Ferhat 1986 births Living people Belgian footballers Gaziantep F.K. footballers FC Eindhoven players R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Fortuna Sittard players Helmond Sport players Sakaryaspor footballers Eerste Divisie players TFF Second League players Belgian people of Turkish descent People from Beringen, Belgium Association football goalkeepers Footballers from Limburg (Belgium)