Erkan Zengin

Erkan Zengin

Personal information
Date of birth	August 5, 1985 (1985-08-05)
Place of birth	Fittja, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Right Winger
Club information
Current club	Eskişehirspor
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Hammarby Talang FF	23	(10)
2004–2009	Hammarby IF	92	(8)
2009–2010	Beşiktaş J.K.	2	(0)
2010–	Eskişehirspor	43	(3)
National team
2005–2006	Sweden U21	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985 in Fittja) is a Swedish footballer of Turkish descent. He currently plays for Eskişehirspor.

He got his first contact with football playing at the playgrounds in Fittja and was not a part of a team until he was nine years old, when he came to Hammarby's youth academy. As a 17-year-old, he played some matches for the Turkish U18 national team. He has later changed his nationality and became Swedish U21-player. Arriving in Istanbul though, he announced that it is his wish to one day play for the Turkish national team.

He made his Allsvenskan debut for Hammarby in 2004 when he came on as a substitute in a match against Malmö FF. The year after, he got his breakthrough as a right wing midfielder, the position he prefers to play at. However, Zengin is a very versatile player and can be used all over the midfield.

In January 2009, he signed a halfyear-loan contract with Beşiktaş J.K. Beşiktaş have the option to buy Zengin in summer for a fee of €400,000.

Now he is playing for Eskisehirspor.

External links

• Erkan Zengin on Playerhistory.com
• TFF Profile
• The Guardian Stats Centre Profile
• Worldfootball.net Profile