Kerem Kalafat (born 9 March 2001) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for Turkish

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club

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

Career

Kalafat made his professional debut with

in a 4–0

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loss to

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on 12 December 2019. In July 2021,

loanded Kalafat out

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outfit

Uşakspor Uşakspor was a Turkish football club located in Uşak. They play their home games at 1 Eylül Stadium in Uşak. The club was founded in 1967 and played in Second League between 1967–1968, 1970–1975, 1982–1983, 1987–1988, 2005–2007. It ...

for 2021–22 season. On 13 January 2022,

used the call-back option of Kalafat while his loan stint at

and he rejoined the team. He was then loaned to Çaykur Rizespor for the following season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalafat, Kerem 2001 births Living people People from Şişli Footballers from Istanbul Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Giresunspor footballers Uşakspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players TFF Second League players