Kerem Kalafat

Kerem Kalafat
Personal information
Full name	Kerem Kalafat
Date of birth	9 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Şişli, Turkey
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Çorum F.K.
Number	2
Youth career
2013–2019	Beşiktaş
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2023	Beşiktaş
2020–2021	→ Giresunspor (loan)
2021–2022	→ Uşakspor (loan)
2022–2023	→ Çaykur Rizespor (loan)
2023–	Çorum F.K.
International career‡
2016–2017	Turkey U16
2017	Turkey U17
2018–2019	Turkey U18
2019–2020	Turkey U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 January 2022

Kerem Kalafat (born 9 March 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Çorum F.K.

Career

Kalafat made his professional debut with Beşiktaş in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 12 December 2019.^[1] In July 2021, Beşiktaş loanded Kalafat out TFF Second League outfit Uşakspor for 2021–22 season.^[2] On 13 January 2022, Beşiktaş used the call-back option of Kalafat while his loan stint at Uşakspor and he rejoined the team.^[3] He was then loaned to Çaykur Rizespor for the following season.^[4]

^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Beşiktaş - 12 December 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
^ "Beşiktaş'ta ayrılık! TFF 2. Lig'e kiralandı..." [Farewell at Beşiktaş... [He is] loaned out TFF 2nd League] (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Beşiktaş'ta Kerem Kalafat geri döndü!" [Kerem Kalafat return Beşiktaş!] (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 13 January 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Beşiktaş, sezon başında kiralık olarak Uşakspor'a gönderilen Kerem Kalafat'ın geri çağrıldığını açıkladı.
^ "Hoş Geldin Kerem Kalafat". caykurrizespor.org.tr.