Erkan Zengin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erkan Zengin | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kulu, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2004 | Hammarby TFF | 23 | (10) |
2004–2008 | Hammarby IF | 92 | (8) |
2009 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2010–2015 | Eskişehirspor | 145 | (18) |
2015–2016 | Trabzonspor | 40 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Eskişehirspor | 44 | (15) |
2018 | Hammarby IF | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | 43 | (21) |
2020–2021 | Adana Demirspor | 27 | (12) |
2021 | Tuzlaspor | 3 | (0) |
National team | |||
1999–2000 | Turkey U16 | 6 | (0) |
2002 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (2) |
2013–2016 | Sweden | 21 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 14 August 2021 (UTC) |
Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1] A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016.
Early life[]
Zengin was born in Kulu, Turkey – but moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his Turkish parents when he was a few weeks old.[2][3] He grew up in Botkyrka and started to play football at age six with the local club Norsborgs IF. In 1994, at age 9, he moved to Hammarby IF.[4]
Club career[]
In January 2009, Zengin signed a halfyear-loan contract with Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş had the option to buy him in summer for a fee of €400,000.[5]
On 28 July 2016, Zengin joined Eskişehirspor again.[6]
International career[]
Zengin played for his birth country Turkey in youth competitions, before choosing to represent the Sweden national team in senior competition, the country in which he grew up.[7]
He made his senior international debut for Sweden on 26 March 2013, playing from start in an away match against Slovakia.[8] He was a squad player for Sweden at Euro 2016, where he came on as a substitute in the last group game against Belgium.[9]
Zengin announced his retirement from international duty following the tournament, having represented Sweden 21 times, scoring 3 goals.[10][9]
Career statistics[]
International[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 8 | 2 | |
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 3 |
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zengin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 September 2014 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [11] |
2 | 12 October 2014 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [12] |
3 | 12 October 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [13] |
Honours[]
Beşiktaş
References[]
- ^ "Jansson om Zengin: "Visat stort Bajenhjärta"". Hammarby Fotboll. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Erkan Zengin: "Türkiye'de futbolcular kral gibi"" (in Turkish). TFF.org. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Zengin: "Det värsta jag har varit med om"". Expressen. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ ""Hade jag inte haft fotbollen hade det kunnat gå riktigt illa"". Expressen. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Zengins miljonklipp." (in Swedish) Fotbollsverige. Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Zengin: Det är Fenerbahce som gäller (Swedish)". Aftonbladet. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Sverige enkelt val för Zengin". SVT. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Zengin debuterar." (in Swedish) DN. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Erkan Zengin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Erkan Zengin väljer att sluta i landslaget".
- ^ "Österrike - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Liechtenstein - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Moldavien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links[]
- Erkan Zengin at the Turkish Football Federation (profile 1)
- Erkan Zengin at the Turkish Football Federation (profile 2)
- Erkan Zengin – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Erkan Zengin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Erkan Zengin at Soccerway
- The Guardian Stats Centre Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-08-28)
- Erkan Zengin at WorldFootball.net
- Erkan Zengin at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Erkan Zengin club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Erkan Zengin national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Kulu, Konya
- Turkish footballers
- Swedish footballers
- Swedish people of Turkish descent
- Association football midfielders
- Sweden international footballers
- Turkey youth international footballers
- Sweden under-21 international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- Hammarby Talang FF players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Eskişehirspor footballers
- Trabzonspor footballers
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
- Adana Demirspor footballers
- Tuzlaspor players
- Allsvenskan players
- Süper Lig players
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey