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Rayyan Baniya

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Rayyan Baniya
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-18) 18 February 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Bologna, Italy
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Konyaspor
Number 22
Youth career
–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)
2023–2026 Trabzonspor 22 (0)
2024–2025 → Palermo (loan) 29 (2)
2026– Konyaspor 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2026

Rayyan Baniya (born 18 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Konyaspor. Born in Italy, he chose to represent Turkey at international level.

Club career

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Verona

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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 three-year term.[2]

Loan to Renate

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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

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On 1 September 2020, he returned to Mantova, this time in Serie C.[5]

Fatih Karagümrük

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On 22 June 2021, he signed with Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey.[6]

Trabzonspor

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On 18 August 2023, he signed a 4+1 year contract with Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.[7]

On 26 August 2024, Baniya moved to Palermo in Serie B on loan, with an option to buy.[8]

International career

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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.[9]

Personal life

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Born in Bologna, Italy to a Beninese father and a Turkish mother, Baniya holds Italian and Turkish passports.[10]

References

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  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). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Baniya is rosanero". Palermo FC. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "A Millî Takım'ın Hırvatistan ve Letonya Maçları Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı". www.tff.org (in Turkish). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  10. ↑ ""Curioso di misurarmi con il calcio dei grandi L'obiettivo è andare in C"". Gazzetta di Mantova. 14 July 2018.
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