Serdar Kesimal (born 24 January 1989) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a

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. Kesimal is also a youth international, having been capped at the U-20 and U-21 levels.

Early years

Kesimal was born in

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on 24 January 1989 to emigrants of

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before being transferred to FC Köln in 2007. Kesimal played in the U-19 and II teams of.

Career

FC Köln before

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transferred him in 2009. He scored his first goal for the club in a match against

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on 24 August 2010. He made his debut in the 1-0 friendly beat by the Netherlands on November 10, 2010. And he made his debut as an official in 2-0 victory over Austria on March 29, 2011. Kesimal was transferred to Turkish champions Fenerbahçe for Gökhan Ünal plus a fee worth €5 million on a 5-year contract. Following a three-month injury period he returned to the team and quickly gained a starter position in December, 2011. He retired from playing in 2017, as a member of Akhisar Belediye.

International career

Kesimal began his international career with the Turkey U-21 squad. Kesimal was never capped at youth international level. He made his debut against

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on 17 November 2010.

References

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