| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bologna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trabzonspor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024 | |||
Rayyan Baniya (born 18 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in Italy, he represents 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. [1] On 29 June 2019 he signed his first professional contract with Verona for a 3-year term. [2]
Loan to Renate
On 17 July 2019 he joined Serie C club Renate on loan. [3]
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. [4]
Second loan to Mantova
On 1 September 2020 he returned to Mantova, this time in Serie C. [5]
Fatih Karagümrük
On 22 June 2021, he signed with Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey. [6]
Trabzonspor
On August 18, 2023, he signed a 4+1 year contract with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. [7]
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. [8]
Personal life
Born in Bologna, Italy to a Beninese father and a Turkish mother, Baniya holds Italian and Turkish passports. [9]
References
- ^ Rayyan Baniya at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- ^ "SETTORE GIOVANILE: PRIMO CONTRATTO DA PROFESSIONISTA PER 3 CALCIATORI" (Press release) (in Italian). Verona. 29 June 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: BANIYA IN PRESTITO DAL VERONA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Renate. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Giana Erminio v Renate game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.
- ^ "UN GRADITO RITORNO IN DIFESA: INIZIA LA SECONDA AVVENTURA DI RAYYAN BANIYA IN BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). Mantova. 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Rayyan Baniya, Karagümrük'te!" (in Turkish). Fatih Karagümrük. 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Rayyan Baniya resmen Trabzonspor'da!". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "A Millî Takım'ın Hırvatistan ve Letonya Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". www.tff.org (in Turkish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ ""Curioso di misurarmi con il calcio dei grandi L'obiettivo è andare in C"". Gazzetta di Mantova. July 14, 2018.
External links
- Rayyan Baniya at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- AC Renate players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
- Footballers from Bologna
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Italian men's footballers
- Italian people of Beninese descent
- Italian people of Turkish descent
- Mantova 1911 players
- Men's association football defenders
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Süper Lig players
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Italian football defender, 1990s birth stubs