Caner Erkin
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caner Erkin | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Balıkesir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Beşiktaş (on loan from Internazionale) | ||
| 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– | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 6 | (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 | 49 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2016. | |||
Caner Erkin (Turkish pronunciation: [d͡ʒaneɾ æɾcin], born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş on loan from Italian club Internazionale, and the Turkey national team.
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. 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[3] in a three-year deal commencing on 1 July. [4] Erkin is going to be 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.
Loan to Beşiktaş
On 30 August 2016, Internazionale announced that Erkin's one-year deal with his homeland club Beşiktaş as on loan.
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.
Career statistics
- As of 23 October 2016[6]
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 259 | 15 | 41 | 8 | 43 | 3 | 343 | 26 | |
Honours
Club
- Süper Lig (2): 2010-11, 2013–14
- Turkish Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
- Turkish Super Cup (1): 2014
International
| 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 | ||
| Total | 42 | 2 | ||
International goals
| # | 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 |
Notes
- ↑ Includes Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, Russian Cup, Russian Super Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Gladwell, Ben (June 2, 2016). "Caner Erkin signs for Inter Milan from Fenerbahce". ESPN FC.
- ↑ "Erkin is a Nerazzurri player". Internazionale. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/story/2884849/caner-erkin-signs-for-inter-milan-from-fenerbahce
- ↑
- 1 2 Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caner Erkin. |
- Profile at TFF.org
- Caner Erkin – UEFA competition record
- Caner Erkin – FIFA competition record
- Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Caner Erkin profile at Footballdatabase
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