Kaan Ayhan

Ayhan's current-season form is level with last season (Season 9→9), while his Rating held around 19. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 41).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Galatasaray · 2nd	1	0	0	6.6	19	9
2025/26	Galatasaray · 1st	19	1	0	6.89	19	9
2024/25	Galatasaray · 1st	29	1	3	6.91	32	31
2023/24	Galatasaray · 1st	35	1	2	7.04	36	41
2022/23	GalatasarayLoan · 1st	5	0	0	6.6	32	4
2022/23	Sassuolo · 13th	10	0	0	6.64	50	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Türkiye · international

Side	Apps	G
Türkiye	77	6
Turkey U21	10	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Ayhan is a 31-year-old central defender at Galatasaray, rated 18.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ayhan.

On the season, Ayhan graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 3.652 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 9). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19. At 31 Ayhan is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

18.7

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

13.7%

Minutes

limited game time

3.65

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Galatasaray finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

3.65

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 13.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 18.7 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %13.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.215

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.215

Defensive actions / 903.652

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.215

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 31, Ayhan sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ayhan's projected Rating — 18.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Süper Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles11

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€5.8M total transfer fees · 6 moves

GalatasarayJul 2023 – now€ 2.8M

Galatasaray(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

SassuoloSept 2020 – Jan 2023€ 2.5M

Fortuna DüsseldorfAug 2016 – Sept 2020€ 500K

FC Schalke 04(back from loan)Jun 2016 – Aug 2016

Eintracht Frankfurt(on loan)Jan 2016 – Jun 2016

FC Schalke 04until Jan 2016

About K. Ayhan

Kaan Ayhan is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Galatasaray, born on November 10, 1994 in Gelsenkirchen, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Türkiye. Galatasaray currently sit 2nd of 18 in the Süper Lig.

This season

In the current season, K. Ayhan has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 9 minutes, averaging a 6.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 14, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Çorum FK (9 minutes, 6.6 rating)

K. Ayhan's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Galatasaray face Göztepe at home in the Süper Lig.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Ayhan at 18.7 with a Season form score of 8.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Süper Lig and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, K. Ayhan has totalled 311 club appearances with 28 goals and 13 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 35 appearances for Galatasaray.

K. Ayhan's career has also included time at Sassuolo, Fortuna Düsseldorf, FC Schalke 04 and Eintracht Frankfurt.

On the international stage, K. Ayhan has represented Türkiye and Turkey U21 — 87 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.