Sinan Keskin

Sinan Keskin — Biography

Muhammet Sinan Keskin was born on August 13, 1994, in The Hague, Netherlands. A midfielder, he holds both Turkish and Dutch citizenship. He began playing in the youth ranks of the local side Lenig en Snel, moved to Haaglandia and was then recruited to the Ajax academy.

In his first season at Ajax he played for the A1 youth squad, which reached the final of the NextGen Series when he was 18; Ajax finished runners-up, losing to Inter Milan 5-3 on penalties after extra time following a 1-1 draw. He also won the 2011-12 Nike Eredivisie with Ajax A1. He stayed in the under-19 side the next season before being promoted to the reserves, Jong Ajax, a year later, and made his professional debut on January 27, 2014, in a 2-1 Eerste Divisie win over FC Oss. On May 19, 2015, his transfer to FC Utrecht was announced.

At international level he was first called up to the Turkey under-18 team for a friendly, then played for the Netherlands under-19s in a 2-1 friendly win over Scotland on September 10, 2012. He later pledged his allegiance to Turkey and made two appearances for the Turkey under-19 team.