Kenan Yildiz is a professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Turkey national team.
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He was born in Germany but does not play for German
Yildiz was born in Germany, but he plays for the Turkish national team. His father's home country is Turkey.
He is happy he is playing for Turkey but he once expressed that DFB never approached him.
He said he would have dealt with the injury, but there was no call from the DFB.
Yildiz has represented the Turkey U17s. He made his Turkey U21 senior debut in September 2022.
He made his full international debut for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match, arriving as an 86th-minute substitute in the 1-0 victory over Croatia.
He scored his first international goal in a 3-2 victory over his birth country, Germany, on the 18th of November, 2023.
Age
He was born on the 4th of May, 2005. He is currently 18 years old.
Net worth
According to sources, Kenan Yildiz's net worth is estimated to be less than 1 million euros.
Early life
Yildiz was born in Regensburg, a small town in Germany, to a Turkish father, Engin Yildiz, and a German mother, Beate Hackl-Yildiz.
In the documentary "The Best is Yet to Come," Yildiz said he started playing football at the age of three.
According to him, his father never played football but wished to play.
He learned by himself but couldn't play in his youth because it was difficult for him as he grew up in a small town.
His parents were soon to realize his talent and further encouraged him for the game. He became his son's first trainer.
His father Engin said he learned the games they went to or from YouTube.
How many siblings does he have?
Yildiz grew up alongside his two brothers.
Who is his girlfriend?
Kenan Yildiz is currently dating Madison Beer, who is an American model. Kenan revealed they were dating while playing games on Twitch.
Madison then revealed they had been dating for two months and that she would be at Juventus Stadium to see him play against Empoli.
According to sources, Kenan and Madison often play games together and stream on Twitch.
They have a huge age difference as Madison Beer is six years older than Kenan.
Madison was previously dating Nick Austin and had recently broken up with him in December 2023.
He is a product of Bayern Munich
Yildiz is a product of Bayern Munich. When he was six and a half years old, he went to the youth academy of Bayern Munich.
He made his way through their youth categories and excelled as a player.
According to him, when he was six or seven years old, he was playing with 15 to 20-year-olds and that was how he learned his style of football.
He also said that his goal is to win the Balloon d’Or. He often captained and eventually became the mainstay of their U19s.
He was asked to cut his hair short following his arrival at Juventus
Yildiz made his senior debut at Juventus, replacing Dusan Vlahovic in the final minutes of a 3-0 victory over Udinese on the 20th of August, 2023.
In the post-match press conference, Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri, when asked about his senior debut, said he has to get his hair cut, giving the reason that he touched his hair a hundred times.
As an obedient student, Yildiz got his hair cut.
“Mister, football comes first. So, everything you say, I am going to do, and you are the boss”, was his message to his boss.
Allegri said he was glad because he is a smart lad who listens.
Turkey's U19 coach claimed him to be superior to Ronaldo
Yildiz is undoubtedly the next big prospect in football.
He is known for his outstanding technique of strong passing and shots from outside the box.
The Turkey U19 coach Soykan Baskar stated that he is technically superior to one of the football legends and former Juventus star, Christiano Ronaldo.
“Two years ago, many big clubs were interested in him. Yildiz is more talented than Christiano Ronaldo. His technique with the ball is superior to that of Portuguese”, he said in an interview.