When the 10-year-old came to 96
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Hannover 96 has equipped the 17 -year -old young striker Taycan Kurt with a new contract and attested to a future for a future in the professional team. In the U17 of the Reds, the Turkish youth national player with 13 goals in 14 games played a large part in the fact that the team completed the preliminary round group B of the young league in first place in front of BVB. In the main round, which was not crowned by success, Kurt followed one goal. The teenager in the U19 is scheduled for the coming season. In the professional team, he is currently preparing for the team for the season in the 2nd Bundesliga.
“Taycan played a very good season in the U17,” said 96 managing director Marcus Mann. “He is still extremely young-just 17 years old-and has presented himself very well in the first days of preparation for the professionals. He brings with him physically good conditions, is a player who is looking for the one-on-one and creates a regular risk of goal.
Kurt said about his extension: “I was born and grew up in Hanover – I have been playing football in this city. Always with the aim of running up at some point in the Heinz von Heiden Arena. I am very pleased that my home club 96 has now been enabled me to get into professional football. I have been accompanied in the academy in my development for seven years. At the same time, employees are very grateful.
On the strategy of the Red 96 sports director Ralf Becker: “It is our declared goal to keep an eye on the transition area between young people and professionals. Taycan’s development is an example of how we want to design this path. He is a great talent that we could now bind to us in the long term. Academy as well as support and support and support the professionals. “