Caner Erkin

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Caner Erkin
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Erkin with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Caner Erkin
Date of birth (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 32)
Place of birth Balıkesir, Turkey
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Fatih Karagümrük
Number 88
Youth career
2002–2004 Manisaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Manisaspor 43 (4)
2007–2010 CSKA Moscow 36 (2)
2009–2010 → Galatasaray (loan) 29 (4)
2010–2016 Fenerbahçe 157 (9)
2016–2017 Internazionale 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Beşiktaş (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2020 Beşiktaş 79 (4)
2020–2021 Fenerbahçe 34 (0)
2021– Fatih Karagümrük 0 (0)
National team‡
2004–2005 Turkey U17 19 (8)
2005 Turkey U18 3 (0)
2005–2006 Turkey U19 7 (4)
2006–2012 Turkey U21 14 (1)
2006– Turkey 59 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2021

Caner Erkin (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒaneɾ æɾˈcin], born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.

Club career[]

Early years[]

Erkin began his professional career at the start of the 2004–05 season with Manisaspor who at the time were playing in the Second Division. That season they won the league and got promoted to the Süper Lig. During his 1.5-year stay at Manisaspor in, he scored 5 goals in 39 games. In the January 2007 transfer window, he moved to CSKA Moscow, for a £3.5 million transfer fee.[citation needed] He has played a total of 40 games, 7 in the UEFA Champions League and also won the Russian Super Cup on two occasions. On 31 August 2009, Galatasaray signed Erkin on a one-year loan from CSKA Moscow with an option to purchase at the end of the season.

Fenerbahçe[]

Erkin signed for Fenerbahçe in 2010. Starting out as a left winger, he was slowly transformed into a left back. His performances with led to him being scouted by several prominent European clubs.

In 2014, he signed a new 2-year contract.[1][2]

Internazionale[]

On 1 June 2016, Internazionale announced the signing of Erkin on a free transfer in a three-year deal commencing on 1 July.[3][4] Erkin was the first summer transfer addition to the squad.[5] Under Roberto Mancini and new coach Frank de Boer, Erkin made 7 appearances in pre-season friendlies. However, he did not make any competitive debut before leaving Inter on 30 August. Inter also ran out of players quota in 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, as the club was forced to reduce to 22-men squad (plus normal minimum requirement of homegrown and club-trained players) due to penalty of UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations, thus Caner was sacrificed for other signings. Domestically, Inter had one quota left (plus another for an Inter-trained player), but left vacant.

Beşiktaş[]

On 30 August 2016, Internazionale announced that Erkin's one-year deal with his homeland club Beşiktaş as on loan. On 7 June 2017, Beşiktaş signed Erkin for €750,000 transfer fee.[6]

On 23 August 2019, Erkin scored the 2nd goal of 2019–20 Süper Lig Week 2 home encounter, from a cross of his gone in the net, against Göztepe S.K. which ended 3–0 in favour of Beşiktaş.[7]

He was released at the end of the 2019-20 Süper Lig season.

Return to Fenerbahçe[]

On 6 August 2020, he signed a two-year deal until June 2022 with an option for an extra year.[8] After four years at Beşiktaş, the other side of Istanbul, he returned to Fenerbahçe. On 11 September, in his first game back against Çaykur Rizespor, he assisted Gökhan Gönül's header, who was a returnee like himself.

On 4 August 2021, Fenerbahçe S.K. announced that he wouldn't be included in the club's squad for the upcoming season according to the team's manager Vitor Pereira's decision.[9]

International career[]

Erkin made his debut for the Turkish national football team at the age of 17 in a friendly match against Ghana in May 2006. His first goal was against Ukraine on 5 June 2012.

Statistics[]

Club statistics[]

As of 6 September 2021[10]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manisaspor 2004–05 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
2005–06 24 2 0 0 - - 24 2
2006–07 15 2 2 0 - - 17 2
Total 43 4 2 0 0 0 45 4
CSKA 2007 8 1 4 0 2 0 14 1
2008 18 1 3 1 2 0 23 2
2009 7 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
Total 33 2 8 1 7 0 48 3
Galatasaray (loan) 2009–10 20 0 6 3 4 0 30 3
Total 20 0 6 3 4 0 30 3
Fenerbahçe 2010–11 22 1 3 0 1 0 26 1
2011–12 31 2 5 1 - - 36 3
2012–13 30 0 7 1 16 3 53 4
2013–14 30 3 1 0 2 0 33 3
2014–15 31 3 5 1 - - 36 4
2015–16 13 0 4 1 10 0 27 1
Total 157 9 25 4 29 3 211 16
Beşiktaş (loan) 2016–17 8 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
Beşiktaş 2017–18 21 0 5 0 5 0 31 0
2018–19 28 1 0 0 11 1 39 2
2019–20 30 3 3 1 4 0 37 4
Total 87 4 8 1 23 1 118 6
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 34 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
Total 34 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
Fatih Karagümrük 2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 374 19 52 9 63 4 489 32

International statistics[]

As of 30 March 2021[11]
Turkey national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 2 0
2008 1 0
2009 3 0
2010 2 0
2011 1 0
2012 9 1
2013 8 0
2014 12 1
2015 6 0
2016 9 0
2017 2 0
2020 3 0
2021 3 0
Total 59 2

International goals[]

As of 24 August 2019[11]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 June 2012 Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt, Germany  Ukraine 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 29 May 2014 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Honduras 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

Fenerbahçe S.K.
PFC CSKA Moscow
Beşiktaş J.K.

References[]

Footnotes
  1. ^ Includes Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, Russian Cup, Russian Super Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
Citations
  1. ^ Fenerbahçe (5 June 2014). "Caner Erkin ile prensipte anlaşmaya varılmıştır" (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ Fenerbahçe (14 July 2014). "Caner Erkin ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzalanmıştır" (in Turkish). KAP. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Erkin is a Nerazzurri player" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ Gladwell, Ben (2 June 2016). "Caner Erkin signs for Inter Milan from Fenerbahce". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ http://www.espnfc.com/story/2884849/caner-erkin-signs-for-inter-milan-from-fenerbahce
  6. ^ "Results or Ending of Transfer Meetings". Beşiktaş (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Beşiktaş A.Ş. 3 - Göztepe A.Ş. - Maç Detayları TFF" (in Turkish). TFF. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Yuvana hoş geldin Caner Erkin" (Press release). Fenerbahçe S.K. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Bilgilendirme" (Press release). Fenerbahçe S.K. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com

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