Fulham's Kerim Frei to make Turkish National Team Debut

2012-08-09 07:03:30

Turkish National Team manager Abdullah Avci has made his squad selection ahead of Turkey's international match against Austria on Wednesday, 15 August 2012.

Avci will hold a press conference on Tuesday, 14 August at 17:30 GMT at the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna.

Turkey will take on Austria the following day at 19:00 GMT in the same stadium

Eight Fenerbahçe players have been called up, Mevlüt Erdinç is set to make his return to the national side having missed the last set of games.

Fulham starlet Kerim Frei is expected to make his debut for the national team after switching national team allegiances from Switzerland to Turkey earlier in the year.

Following the decision, Frei told reporters, "My father was born in Bayrampaşa [Istanbul], he migrated to Switzerland due to economic hardships but would always take me to Istanbul for Bayram [Eid] holidays and festivals.

"Bayrampaşa has always had a special place in my heart.

"I am an ambitious person and aim to do well in England, I can play in any midfield position and on the wings as I can use both feet well.

"My father who is Turkish and my mother who is Moroccan advised me to play for the Turkish national team despite having represented Switzerland at U-19 level" Frei said.

FENERBAHÇE
Volkan Demirel
Fehmi Mert Günok
Gökhan Gönül
Hasan Ali Kaldırım
Bekir İrtegün
Egemen Korkmaz
Caner Erkin
Mehmet Topal

GALATASARAY A.Ş.
Semih Kaya
Selçuk İnan
Burak Yılmaz
Hamit Altıntop
Umut Bulut

BEŞİKTAŞ
İsmail Köybaşı
Mustafa Pektemek

TRABZONSPOR
Tolga Zengin

BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN
Ömer Toprak

CLUB ATLETICO DE MADRID
Arda Turan
Emre Belözoğlu

FC RUBIN KAZAN
Gökhan Töre

FULHAM
Kerim Frei

REAL MADRID
Nuri Şahin

SPVGG GREUTHER FÜRTH
Sercan Sararer

STADE RENNAIS
Mevlüt Erdinç

VfB STUTTGART
Tunay Torun