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Turkish footballer (born 1999)

Rayyan Baniya
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bologna, Italy
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Palermo
(on loan from Trabzonspor)
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2016 Modena
2016–2018 Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Verona 0 (0)
2018–2019 → Mantova (loan) 29 (1)
2019–2020 → Renate (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2021 → Mantova (loan) 8 (1)
2021–2023 Fatih Karagümrük 24 (2)
2023– Trabzonspor 22 (0)
2024– → Palermo (loan) 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Rayyan Baniya (born 18 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Palermo, on loan from Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in Italy, he chose to represent Turkey at international level.

Club career

Verona

He joined the Under-19 squad of Verona before the 2016–17 season. He did not receive any call-ups to the senior squad in 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons. He spent the 2018–19 season on loan at Serie D side Mantova. On 29 June 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Verona for a 3-year term.

Loan to Renate

On 17 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Renate on loan.

He made his professional Serie C debut for Renate on 25 August 2019 in a game against Giana Erminio. He started the game and played the whole match.

Second loan to Mantova

On 1 September 2020 he returned to Mantova, this time in Serie C.

Fatih Karagümrük

On 22 June 2021, he signed with Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey.

Trabzonspor

On 18 August 2023, he signed a 4+1 year contract with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

On 26 August 2024, Baniya moved to Palermo in Serie B on loan, with an option to buy.

International career

In October 2023, Baniya received his first call-up to the Turkey senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Croatia and Latvia.

Personal life

Born in Bologna, Italy to a Beninese father and a Turkish mother, Baniya holds Italian and Turkish passports.

References

  1. Rayyan Baniya at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "SETTORE GIOVANILE: PRIMO CONTRATTO DA PROFESSIONISTA PER 3 CALCIATORI" (Press release) (in Italian). Verona. 29 June 2019.
  3. "UFFICIALE: BANIYA IN PRESTITO DAL VERONA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Renate. 17 July 2019.
  4. "Giana Erminio v Renate game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.
  5. "UN GRADITO RITORNO IN DIFESA: INIZIA LA SECONDA AVVENTURA DI RAYYAN BANIYA IN BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). Mantova. 1 September 2020.
  6. "Rayyan Baniya, Karagümrük'te!" (in Turkish). Fatih Karagümrük. 22 June 2021.
  7. "Rayyan Baniya resmen Trabzonspor'da!". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. "Baniya is rosanero". Palermo FC. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. "A Millî Takım'ın Hırvatistan ve Letonya Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". www.tff.org (in Turkish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ""Curioso di misurarmi con il calcio dei grandi L'obiettivo è andare in C"". Gazzetta di Mantova. 14 July 2018.

External links

Palermo FC – current squad


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