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Caner Erkin

Caner Erkin

Turkish footballer (born 1988)


Caner Erkin (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒaneɾ æɾˈcin], born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for TFF First League club Eyüpspor.

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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 two-year contract.[1][2]

Inter Milan

On 1 June 2016, Inter Milan announced the signing of Erkin, on a free transfer in a three-year deal starting 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 seven 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.

Loan to Beşiktaş

On 30 August 2016, Inter Milan announced that Erkin signed a one-year loan deal with Turkish club Beşiktaş.[6]

Beşiktaş

On 7 June 2017, Beşiktaş signed Erkin for €750,000 transfer fee.[7] On 23 August 2019, Erkin scored the second 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 30 in favour of Beşiktaş.[8] 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.[9] 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 announced that he would not be included in the club's squad for the upcoming season according to the team's manager Vitor Pereira's decision.[10]

Fatih Karagümrük

On 6 September 2021, Fatih Karagümrük announced the signing of Erkin, as a free agent.[11]

İstanbul Başakşehir

On 28 January 2023, Erkin signed a 1.5-year contract with İstanbul Başakşehir.[12]

Eyüpspor

On 11 July 2023, Erkin joined Turkish Second Division side Eyüpspor, as a free agent.[13]

International career

Erkin made his debut for the Turkey 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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 September 2023[14]
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International

As of match played 16 November 2021[15]
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As of 24 August 2019[15]
Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Erkin goal.
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Honours

Fenerbahçe

CSKA Moscow

Beşiktaş


References

  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. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. 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. Nasari, Baraka (30 August 2016). "Caner Erkin leaves Inter less than 3 months after joining". Serpents of Madonnina. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  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. "Caner Erkin, Fatih Karagümrük'e transfer oldu". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 6 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  11. "HOŞ GELDİN CANER ERKİN" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  12. "Caner Erkin, Eyüpspor'a imzayı attı". GazeteDuvar.com.tr (in Turkish). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  13. Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com

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