Kerim Frei
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Frei in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Kerim Frei Koyunlu | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Feldkirch, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Grasshopper | ||
| 2010–2011 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Fulham | 23 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Beşiktaş | 68 | (7) |
| 2017– | Birmingham City | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Switzerland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18 | 7 | (4) |
| 2011 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Turkey U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Turkey U21 | 6 | (3) |
| 2013–2015 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (1) |
| 2012– | Turkey | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:37, 4 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:37, 4 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Kerim Frei Koyunlu (born 19 November 1993) is a footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and for the Turkish national team. He previously played club football for Fulham, Cardiff City and Beşiktaş, and represented Switzerland up to under-21 level.
Frei was born in Feldkirch, Austria to a Turkish father and a Moroccan mother and was raised in Switzerland.
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:
Frei then went on to make his first start for Fulham, playing on the right wing in the Europa League second qualifying round, first leg match against Crusaders in Belfast on 14 July 2011, receiving a yellow card in the 62nd minute.
He made his first start in English competition in a League Cup third round fixture away to Chelsea on 21 September 2011 and made his Premier League début on 10 December 2011, coming on a substitute for Mousa Dembélé in an away match against Swansea City. Fulham lost the match 2–0. Frei scored his first senior goal for Fulham in the Europa League 2–2 draw against Odense BK at Craven Cottage, side footing home from a Dembélé through ball.
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