Kerim Frei
Turkish association football player (born 1993)
Kerim Frei Koyunlu (born 19 November 1993) is a footballer who plays as a winger for TFF 2. Lig club Batman Petrolspor. Born in Austria, he plays for the Turkey national team. He previously played club football for Fulham, Cardiff City, İstanbul Başakşehir, Beşiktaş, Birmingham City and Maccabi Haifa, and represented Switzerland up to under-21 level.
Early life
Frei was born in Feldkirch, Austria, to a Turkish father and a Moroccan mother and was raised in Switzerland.
Career
Fulham
Frei made his first team début on 7 July 2011 in Fulham's Europa League first qualifying round, second leg match against NSÍ Runavík of the Faroe Islands, where he came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute replacing Andrew Johnson. Following his debut, Huw Jennings gave his thoughts about Frei debut to Fulham.com:
For Kerim the change to go into the First Team has come early. He’s 17 years of age and had always been an exciting prospect. The Club's involvement in the Europa League has really helped to show what he can offer at First Team level. He [Frei] doesn’t lack for confidence - he’s a confident boy in terms of his own ability.
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