Background
Kesimal was born in Wuppertal on 24 January 1989 to emigrants of Rize.
Kesimal was born in Wuppertal on 24 January 1989 to emigrants of Rize.
Kesimal is also a youth international, having been capped at the U-20 and U-21 levels. He began his footballing career with amateur club Football Club Dönberg. He spent some time with Wuppertaler SV before being transferred to Football Club Köln in 2007.
Kesimal played in the U-19 and II teams of.
Football Club Köln before Kayserispor transferred him in 2009. He scored his first goal for the club in a match against MKE Ankaragücü on 24 August 2010.
He made his debut in the 1-0 friendly beat by the Netherlands on November 10, 2010. And he made his debut as an official in 2-0 victory over Austria on March 29, 2011.
Kesimal was transferred to Turkish champions Fenerbahçe for Gökhan Ünal plus a fee worth €5 million on a 5-year contract.
Following a three-month injury period he returned to the team and quickly gained a starter position in December, 2011. Kesimal began his international career with the Turkey U-21 squad. Kesimal was never capped at youth international level
He made his debut against Netherlands on 17 November 2010.