Caner Erkin
.jpg) Erkin with Turkey in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Balıkesir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| 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– | Fenerbahçe | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 | 53 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:04, 20 July 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2020 | |||
Caner Erkin (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒaneɾ æɾcin], born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.
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.
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 20 July 2020[8]
| 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 | 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 | 2016–17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 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 | |
| Career total | 340 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 63 | 4 | 452 | 32 | |
International statistics
- As of 24 August 2019[9]
| 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 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 2 | ||||
International goals
- As of 24 August 2019[9]
| # | 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.
- Süper Lig (2): 2010-11, 2013–14
- Turkish Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
- Turkish Super Cup (1): 2014
- PFC CSKA Moscow
- Russian Cup (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
- Beşiktaş J.K.
References
- Footnotes
- ^ Includes Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, Russian Cup, Russian Super Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
- Citations
- ^ Fenerbahçe (5 June 2014). "Caner Erkin ile prensipte anlaşmaya varılmıştır" (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Fenerbahçe (14 July 2014). "Caner Erkin ile 2 yıllık sözleşme imzalanmıştır" (in Turkish). KAP. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Erkin is a Nerazzurri player" (Press release). F.C. Internazionale Milano. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Gladwell, Ben (2 June 2016). "Caner Erkin signs for Inter Milan from Fenerbahce". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ http://www.espnfc.com/story/2884849/caner-erkin-signs-for-inter-milan-from-fenerbahce
- ^ "Results or Ending of Transfer Meetings". Beşiktaş (in Turkish). Turkish Public Disclosure Platform (KAP). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "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.
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- ^ a b Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Caner Erkin at the Turkish Football Federation
- Caner Erkin – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Caner Erkin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Template:FootballDatabase.eu
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Edremit, Balıkesir
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey international footballers
- Turkey under-21 international footballers
- Turkey youth international footballers
- Manisaspor footballers
- PFC CSKA Moscow players
- Galatasaray S.K. footballers
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- Süper Lig players
- Russian Premier League players
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Association football midfielders
- TFF First League players
- UEFA Euro 2016 players