{{Short description|Turkish footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Dennis Kaygin |image = |full_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|4|2|df=y}} |birth_place = Saulheim, Germany |height = 1.86 m |position = Midfielder |currentclub = FC Ingolstadt |clubnumber = 10 |youthyears1 = 2009–2011 |youthclubs1 = FSV 1946 Saulheim |youthyears2 = 2011–2023 |youthclubs2 = Mainz 05 |years1 = 2023–2024 |clubs1 = Rapid Wien II |caps1 = 26 |goals1 = 7 |years2 = 2023–2025 |clubs2 = Rapid Wien |caps2 = 14 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2025 |clubs3 = → Willem II (loan) |caps3 = 9 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2025– |clubs4 = FC Ingolstadt |caps4 = 23 |goals4 = 7 |nationalyears1 = 2021 |nationalteam1 = Germany U18 |nationalcaps1 = 3 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2022 |nationalteam2 = Germany U19 |nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |club-update = 29 May 2026 |nationalteam-update = 19:13, 3 February 2025 (UTC) }} '''Dennis Kaygin''' ({{langx|tr|Kaygın}}; born 2 April 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{German football updater|Ingolstad}} club FC Ingolstadt. Born in Germany, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.
==Club career== Kaygin is a product of the youth academies of the German clubs FSV 1946 Saulheim and Mainz 05.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fsv-1946-saulheim.de/_Fussball-Jugend-Dennis-Kaygin-|title=Dennis Kaygin.|website=www.fsv-1946-saulheim.de}}</ref> In the 2022–23 season, he was the second top scorer for the Mainz U19s with 22 goals in 19 games and helped them win the Under 19 Bundesliga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/avrupa/dennis-mainzi-ucurdu-42256885|title=Dennis, Mainz’i uçurdu|first=Göksel|last=DİVARCI|date=25 April 2023|website=www.hurriyet.com.tr}}</ref>
On 9 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian club Rapid Wien on a three-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kurier.at/sport/fussball/rapid-verpflichtet-einen-deutschen-u-19-teamspieler-dennis-kaygin/402479837|title=Rapid verpflichtet einen deutschen U-19-Teamspieler: Dennis Kaygin|date=9 June 2023|website=kurier.at}}</ref> He made his senior and professional debut with Rapid Wien as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Red Bull Salzburg on 9 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/austrian-bundesliga-rapid-wien-vs-red-bull-salzburg-dec-09-2023-game-boxscore-123717|title=Rapid Wien vs. Red Bull Salzburg - Final Score - December 09, 2023|website=FOX Sports}}</ref> On 10 January 2025, he joined the Dutch Eredivisie club Willem II on loan for the second half of the 2024–25 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/rapid-gibt-talent-kaygin-leihweise-in-die-niederlande-ab-1082681/artikel|title=Rapid gibt Talent Kaygin leihweise in die Niederlande ab|website=kicker}}</ref>
On 24 June 2025, Kaygin signed with FC Ingolstadt in 3. Liga.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Ingolstadt 04|url=https://www.fcingolstadt.de/transfer_dk_2526/|title=Dritter Neuzugang: FCI holt Dennis Kaygin von Rapid Wien|trans-title=Third new signing: FCI signs Dennis Kaygin from Rapid Vienna|date=24 June 2025|access-date=4 July 2025|language=de}}</ref>
==International career== Born in Germany, Kaygin is of Turkish and Swedish descent and holds all three citizenships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/willem-ii-huurt-dennis-kaygin-van-sk-rapid-wien|title=Willem II huurt Dennis Kaygin van SK Rapid Wien | Willem II|website=www.willem-ii.nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skrapid.at/de/startseite/news/news/aktuelles/2023/06/neuzugang-vom-deutschen-u19-meister|title=Neuzugang vom deutschen U19-Meister|website=SK Rapid|access-date=4 February 2025|archive-date=19 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819171447/https://www.skrapid.at/de/startseite/news/news/aktuelles/2023/06/neuzugang-vom-deutschen-u19-meister|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played up to the Germany U19s in 2022. On 8 November 2024, he was called up to the Turkey U20s for Under 20 Elite League matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=648&ftxtID=45942|title=U20 Millî Takımı'nın Almanya Maçı Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı - U20 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF|website=www.tff.org}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Soccerway|dennis-kaygin/671558}} *{{DFB|385031}}
{{FC Ingolstadt 04 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaygin, Dennis}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:People from Alzey-Worms Category:Turkish people of Swedish descent Category:German people of Swedish descent Category:German people of Turkish descent Category:Sportspeople of Turkish descent Category:Turkish men's footballers Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:SK Rapid Wien players Category:Willem II Tilburg players Category:FC Ingolstadt 04 players Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players Category:2. Liga (Austria) players Category:Austrian Regionalliga players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Turkish expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Austria Category:Turkish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands