Sinan Keskin

Muhammet Sinan Keskin (born 13 August 1994) is a Dutch-Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Sinan Keskin
Personal information
Full name Muhammet Sinan Keskin
Date of birth (1994-08-13) 13 August 1994
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2002–2005 LenS
2005–2011 Haaglandia
2011–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Jong Ajax 8 (0)
2015–2016 Jong FC Utrecht 0 (0)
International career‡
2012 Turkey U18 1 (0)
2012 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2012 Turkey U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:49, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2013

Club career

Early career

Born in The Hague, Netherlands, Keskin began his career in the youth ranks of local side Lenig en Snel. He then transferred to local Haaglandia before being recruited to join the Ajax Youth Academy.[1]

Ajax

In his first season with Ajax, Keskin played for the Ajax A1 youth squad, helping the team to the finals of the NextGen Series, the Champions League equivalent for under-20 youth squads at age 18.[2] Ajax lost the final to Inter Milan 5–3 on penalties after extra time, following a 1–1 draw in regulation time, and finished the tournament as runners-up.[3] Keskin remained in the A1 (under-19) team the following season before he was promoted to the reserves team Jong Ajax a year later. On 27 January 2014, he made his professional debut for Jong Ajax in a 2–1 win over FC Oss in the Eerste Divisie.[4]

FC Utrecht

On 19 May 2015, it was announced that Keskin had transferred to FC Utrecht.[5]

International career

Keskin holds both Turkish and Dutch citizenship and is still eligible to represent either team internationally. He was first called up to the Turkey national under-18 team for a friendly match. Keskin then appeared for the Netherlands national under-19 team in a 2–1 friendly match win over Scotland on 10 September 2012. He has since pledged his allegiance to Turkey and made two appearances for the under-19 team.[6]

Career statistics
As of 16 August 2014[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 6060
2014–15 2020
Career total 8080

    Honours

    Club
    Ajax A1 (under-19)

    References
    1. "Ajax contracteert Sinan Keskin" (in Dutch). Ajax.nl. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
    2. "NextGen Series Finale: Ajax A1 - Inter Milan". ajax.nl. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
    3. "NextGen Series: Ajax 1-1 Inter aet (3-5 on pens)".
    4. "Jong Ajax vs FC Oss 2-1". Soccerway. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
    5. "Sinan Keskin van Jong Ajax naar FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). RTV N-h. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
    6. "Sinan Keskin international statistics" (in Dutch). OnsOranje. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
    7. Sinan Keskin at Soccerway
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