Ferhat Kaya
Belgian footballer (born 1986)
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Ferhat Kaya (born 11 March 1986) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He has Kurdish descent.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Beringen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Westerlo | |||
| 2001–2003 | Verbroedering Geel | ||
| 2003–2005 | PSV | ||
| 2005–2006 | Gaziantepspor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | ||
| 2007–2008 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | FC Eindhoven | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Racing Mol-Wezel | 39 | (0) |
| 2010 | FC Brussels | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Royal Antwerp | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Fortuna Sittard | 144 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Helmond Sport | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Sakaryaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | KVK Beringen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:23, 1 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Kaya was born in Beringen, Belgian Limburg, and started playing football at the Westerlo youth academy. Via Verbroedering Geel, he moved to the PSV Eindhoven academy in 2003.[2] After having played there for two years, Kaya left for Turkish club Gaziantepspor.[3]
In August 2008, after three years in Turkey, Kaya signed with Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven after a successful trial.[4] A year later, he signed with Racing Mol-Wezel in the Belgian Third Division.[5] Afterwards, he had stints with FC Brussels and Royal Antwerp.[6][7]
Kaya then trained for six months with SV Meerssen, before signing a contract with Fortuna Sittard, who was looking for a successor to Danny Wintjens, who had moved to PEC Zwolle. Kaya became the starting goalkeeper at the club, andafter 144 matches, Kaya signed a two-year contract with Helmond Sport in June 2016.[8]
He was signed by Sakaryaspor in the summer of 2017 on a free transfer.[9] In April 2019, Kaya terminated his contract by mutual consent, after he had not received his salary.[10]
In March 2021, after being a free agent for two years, Kaya joined Belgian Division 3 club Beringen.[11]