Who is Kerim Frei? In which team? Football life
Kerim Frei was born in 1993 in Feldkirch, Austria. Originally Turkish, Kerim’s father emigrated to Switzerland and married a Moroccan woman. Frei, who started his football career at the age of five in the Swiss FC Au-Heerbrugg team, moved to FC St. Gallen transferred. In 2006 he moved to the Grasshopper team. Frei, who wanted to go abroad after his studies here, was about to transfer to AS Roma, but that transfer fell through at the last minute. So instead of returning to Grasshopper, he started training with his dad. Kerim Frei, who later played in teams such as Fulham FC and Beşiktaş, started playing at Fatih Karagümrük in 2021.
Club career
FC Fulham
Transferred from Fulham FC to the England team in 2010, the athlete began playing in Fulham’s U-21 team at the end of the 2009-2010 season. He made his first A team appearance on July 7, 2011 with the UEFA Europa League match against Faroe Islands team NSÍ Runavík. He made his Premier League debut on December 10, 2011, away from Swansea City. After playing for Cardiff City for a while, he returned to Fulham FC shortly afterwards.
Besiktas
Kerim Frei transferred to Beşiktaş Club for 5 years at the beginning of the 2013–14 season for a transfer fee of 3 million euros and signed the official contract on September 6, 2013. However, his top 11 place with Beşiktaş jersey only took place in the last game of the season, Gençlerbirliği. Frei scored his first goal against Feyenoord, which they won 2-1 in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League. In his three seasons with Beşiktaş, the experienced footballer played in 67 games and scored 7 goals. He moved to England in 2016 and switched to Birmingham City.
Birmingham City FC
Kerim Frei moved to English club Birmingham at half-time of the 2016-17 season.
National team career
Kerim Frei played in the youth teams of the Switzerland national football team from 2010 to 2012 and took on the captaincy of the U-19 team. On February 29, 2012, he played for the Swiss Hope National Team for the first time.
However, at the insistence of Abdullah Avcı, the coach of the Turkish national football team, he preferred the Turkish national football team after Sercan Sararer. In the friendly match played against Denmark in 2012, he was later included in the game and became national.
Performance of Kerim Frei
Besiktas
- Turkish Super League Championship: 2015-2016
Individual
- Football Team of the Year in Turkey (Besiktas JK) (1): 2016
- Sports Team of the Year in Turkey (Beşiktaş) (1): 2016
How old is Kerim Frei?
Kerim Frei, born in 1993, is 29 years old.
Who is Kerim Frei’s father?
Kerim Frei’s father is Murat Frei.
Which team has Kerim Frei been transferred to?
Kerim Frei was transferred to the Fatih Karagümrük team in the 2021 season.