Barış Kalaycı
Turkish footballer (born 2005)
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Barış Jakob Kalaycı (born 30 August 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Barış Jakob Kalaycı | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin | ||
| 2013-2019 | BFC Dynamo | ||
| 2019–2024 | Union Berlin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Fatih Karagümrük | 35 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:53, 26 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kalaycı is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs BFC Dynamo and Union Berlin. On 8 February 2024, he signed his first contract with Union Berlin.[1] On 30 August 2024, he moved to the Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. He made his senior and professional debut with Fatih Karagümrük in a 3–0 Turkish Cup win over Sarıyer on 4 December 2024.[2] On 21 July 2025, he extended his contract with Fatih Karagümrük until 2029.[3]
International career
Born in Germany, Kalaycı is of Turkish descent. In October 2025, he was called up to the Turkey U21s for a set of 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[4] In March 2026 while he was in the Turkey U21s camp, Kalaycı received an emergency call-up to the Turkey senior squad for the training squad against Romania.[5]