Rayyan Baniya
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-18) 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
0000–2016 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 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

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

  1. ↑ Rayyan Baniya at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "SETTORE GIOVANILE: PRIMO CONTRATTO DA PROFESSIONISTA PER 3 CALCIATORI" (Press release) (in Italian). Verona. 29 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "UFFICIALE: BANIYA IN PRESTITO DAL VERONA!" (Press release) (in Italian). Renate. 17 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Giana Erminio v Renate game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "UN GRADITO RITORNO IN DIFESA: INIZIA LA SECONDA AVVENTURA DI RAYYAN BANIYA IN BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). Mantova. 1 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Rayyan Baniya, Karagümrük'te!" (in Turkish). Fatih Karagümrük. 22 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Rayyan Baniya resmen Trabzonspor'da!". cnnturk.com (in Turkish). August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  8. ↑ "A Millî Takım'ın Hırvatistan ve Letonya Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". www.tff.org (in Turkish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ↑ ""Curioso di misurarmi con il calcio dei grandi L'obiettivo è andare in C"". Gazzetta di Mantova. July 14, 2018.
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