Kerem Kesgin
Country: Turkey
Date of birth: 05/11/2000 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Tokat (Turkey)
Height: 174cm
Youth career: Turhal Genclerbirligispor, Bucaspor (since 2013)
Current club: Bucaspor
Squad number: —
Current national team: Turkey U-17
Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —
Tournaments participated in: 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0), 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (4/1), FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 (3/1)
Contract until: 30.06.2019
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: unknown
Similar type of player: Ander Herrera
Strengths:
– passing 
– vision
– teamwork
– creativity
– technique 
– tackling and intercepting 
– long shots
– dribbling
– ball control 
Weaknesses:
No significant weaknesses.
Style of play:
– box-to-box midfielder with good playmaking skills
– capable of playing in a variety of midfield roles, in an advanced position or in a more defensive role if needed
– very good tackler, and a tactically intelligent midfielder, gifted with good ball skills, distribution, and vision
– likes to spread play with good long-range diagonals
– often drops deep and is involved in the buildup of plays
– able to threaten from outside of the 18-yard box tahnks to his very good shooting ability from distance
– knows how to dictate tempo, he’s creative and has the natural ability of an ‘orchestrator’ midfielder who can perform at all of midfield positions
– constantly asking for the ball and often is an additional passing option
– possesses really interesting technique on the ball, decent dribbling skills, vision, decision taking on the ball and passing ability at all distances
– able to make effective late runs into opposite penalty box lurking for a chance to exploit his shooting skills with his right preferred foot
– high number of touches and passes per game
– competent set-piece taker
He is best suited to playing as:
Central midfielder in 4-3-3.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e1-pTanYlU
Achievements:
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League summary (as for 14 January 2018):
2. Lig 2016/2017: 2 games/0 goals (Bucaspor)
2. Lig 2017/2018 (ongoing): 8 games/0 goals (Bucaspor)
Description:
Kerem Kesgin belongs to a very talented generation of Turkish players born in 2000 which includes, among others, Ozan Kabak, Abdussamed Karnucu, Sefa Akgün, Recep Gül, Atalay Babacan & Malik Karaahmet. He has joined Bucaspor youth academy from Turhal Genclerbirligispor in 2013. He made his professional debut at the age of 16 on 10 April 2017 in a 2. Lig fixture against Istanbulspor. He is a regular youth Turkish international and represented his country at two big tournaments already – 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
7/10 
Country-scale star with top European club ambition.
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