Dennis Kaygin
Turkish footballer (born 2004)
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Dennis Kaygin (Turkish: Kaygın; born 2 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga club FC Ingolstadt. Born in Germany, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Saulheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Ingolstadt | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | FSV 1946 Saulheim | ||
| 2011–2023 | Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Rapid Wien II | 26 | (7) |
| 2023–2025 | Rapid Wien | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Willem II (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | FC Ingolstadt | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:13, 3 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kaygin is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs FSV 1946 Saulheim and Mainz 05.[1] In the 2022–23 season, he was the second top scorer for the Mainz U19s with 22 goals in 19 games and helped them win the Under 19 Bundesliga.[2]
On 9 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian club Rapid Wien on a three-year contract.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Rapid Wien as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Red Bull Salzburg on 9 December 2023.[4] On 10 January 2025, he joined the Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II on loan for the second half of the 2024–25 season.[5]
On 24 June 2025, Kaygin signed with FC Ingolstadt in 3. Liga.[6]
International career
Born in Germany, Kaygin is of Turkish and Swedish descent and holds all three citizenships.[7][8] He played up to the Germany U19s in 2022. On 8 November 2024, he was called up to the Turkey U20s for Under 20 Elite League matches.[9]