Semih Kaya announced that he quit football with his social media account.
In his statement, the 31-year-old player said, “Today I am here to explain one of the biggest decisions of my life. I decided to say goodbye to my 20-plus years of passion, my professional football career. I was born in Yenikent, I grew up in Galatasaray. I won trophies. I played football in Europe, I won awards. In short, I accomplished the most important things in my life with football. At the age of 15, I took my first step to Florya, at the age of 16 Ali Sami Yen stepped in the stands. Remembering the time I heard will always give me strength. I will be proud to have worn the national team jersey for many years. I have never knowingly or willfully hurt any opponent in my life. I am very peaceful because I struggled enough to leave marks all over my body. To my family, who made great sacrifices for me on this journey , whose support I always felt behind me and I would like to thank my wife, who loves under all circumstances, my manager, whom I see as a family, my teammates, friends, coaches, club presidents, club managers and club employees, and most importantly all football lovers, for whom I sweat for the same jersey.” used his statements.
Semih Kaya’s career
Semih Kaya, who started his football career in Altay’s infrastructure, transferred to Galatasaray in 2006. After 11 years in the yellow-red team, the national football player signed with Sparta Prague in 2017.
Returning to Galatasaray on loan after 2 seasons, Semih Kaya signed an agreement with Yeni Malatyaspor in the 2020/21 season. In the middle of the last season, the 31-year-old player was transferred to Galatasaray again.
Semih Kaya won 5 Super League, 4 Turkish Cup and 4 Super Cup titles in Galatasaray.