Kaan Ayhan
31 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CB, RB) · Türkiye
Galatasaray · Super Lig · Foot: right · Height: 185 cm
Contract: until 30 Jun 2028
No model evaluation for this player. MoneyballAI evaluates players with at least 450 league minutes last season in leagues where match-level player data is available from the current free source (14 European top divisions). Market value and transfer history are still shown below.
Market value
€1.5M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
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Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
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Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
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Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
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Model value − acquisition
Market value history
Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.
Highest recorded: €9.0M
Season-by-season (domestic league)
Context-adjusted values are model outputs.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | DM | 19 | 381 | 12% | 1 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 1231 | 1501 | 0.40 |
| 2024/25 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | RB | 30 | 1665 | 51% | 1 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.09 | 1269 | 1557 | 0.39 |
| 2023/24 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | RB | 35 | 2088 | 61% | 1 | 3 | 0.17 | 0.10 | 1294 | 1597 | 0.45 |
| 2022/23 | US Sassuolo | Serie A | CB | 10 | 542 | 16% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1467 | 1420 | 0.94 |
| 2022/23 | Galatasaray | Super Lig | CB | 5 | 110 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1297 | 1535 | 0.50 |
| 2021/22 | US Sassuolo | Serie A | CB | 23 | 1348 | 39% | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1522 | 1464 | 0.89 |
| 2020/21 | US Sassuolo | Serie A | CB | 19 | 786 | 23% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 1414 | 1502 | 0.90 |
| 2019/20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bundesliga | CB | 31 | 2733 | 89% | 2 | 3 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 1523 | 1393 | 1.06 |
| 2018/19 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Bundesliga | CB | 28 | 2451 | 80% | 4 | 2 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 1511 | 1431 | 1.05 |
| 2015/16 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | CB | 2 | 78 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 1438 | 1421 | 1.02 |
| 2015/16 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | CB | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1508 | 1543 | 1.02 |
| 2014/15 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | CB | 15 | 958 | 31% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 1541 | 1535 | 1.03 |
| 2013/14 | FC Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | CB | 14 | 876 | 29% | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 1512 | 1622 | 1.03 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Galatasaray | 4 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1583 |
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Turkiye | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Europa League | Galatasaray | 7 | 555 | 0 | 0 | 1500 |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Galatasaray | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1534 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | Galatasaray | 5 | 384 | 0 | 0 | 1693 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | Galatasaray | 5 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 1398 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Galatasaray | 2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 1503 |
| 2022/23 | Italy Cup | US Sassuolo | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Italy Cup | US Sassuolo | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Italy Cup | US Sassuolo | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/20 | Dfb Pokal | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 | 330 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018/19 | Dfb Pokal | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016/17 | Dfb Pokal | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015/16 | Uefa Europa League | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 222 | 0 | 1 | 1480 |
| 2014/15 | Uefa Champions League | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 227 | 0 | 1 | 1620 |
| 2013/14 | Uefa Champions League | FC Schalke 04 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1864 |
Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.
Historical comparables
Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.
No comparables computed for this player.
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2023 | Sassuolo | Galatasaray | €2.8M | €3.7M |
| 30 Jun 2023 | Galatasaray | Sassuolo | Free / loan | €3.7M |
| 30 Jan 2023 | Sassuolo | Galatasaray | Free / loan | €4.5M |
| 1 Sept 2020 | F. Düsseldorf | Sassuolo | €2.7M | €7.0M |
| 31 Aug 2016 | FC Schalke 04 | F. Düsseldorf | €500k | €2.0M |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Frankfurt | FC Schalke 04 | Free / loan | €3.5M |
| 3 Jan 2016 | FC Schalke 04 | Frankfurt | Free / loan | €5.0M |
| 1 Jul 2013 | Schalke 04 U19 | FC Schalke 04 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jan 2011 | Schalke 04 U17 | Schalke 04 U19 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Schalke 04 Yth. | Schalke 04 U17 | Unknown | Data unavailable |
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