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Kemal Faruki
Personal information
Full name	Kemal Ahmet Faruki
Date of birth	27 August 1910
Place of birth	Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death	27 January 1988 (aged 77)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1923–1934	Galatasaray SK
International career
1927–1928	Turkey
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kemal Faruki (27 August 1910 – 27 January 1988) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK. He also represented Turkey on two occasions. He was part of Turkey's squad at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[1]

Career edit

Galatasaray SK 1930–1931 Champion Team. Faruki the 6th player

Kemal Faruki was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and played his entire career as a forward and midfielder for Galatasaray SK. Faruki was selected to Galatasaray's A team when he was 17. Faruki won the Istanbul Football League five times.

He made his senior national team debut against Bulgaria on 17 July 1927. In his first international match he scored his first goal.^[2] He died in Cairo, Egypt, aged 77.

Career statistics edit

International goals edit

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 July 1927	Slavia Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	3–2	3–3	Friendly
2.	15 April 1928	Stadionul Gloria-CFR, Bistrița, Romania	Romania	2–1	4–2	Friendly
Correct as of 3 May 2013^[3]