Caner Erkin

Caner Erkin (Turkish pronunciation: [dʒaneɾ æɾˈcin], born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.

Caner Erkin
Erkin with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988
Place of birth Balıkesir, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club 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 21 (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 56 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 August 2020

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 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 2 November 2020[8]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manisaspor 2004–05 4000--40
2005–06 24200--242
2006–07 15220--172
Total 4342000454
CSKA 2007 814020141
2008 1813120232
2009 701030110
Total 3328170483
Galatasaray 2009–10 2006340303
Total 2006340303
Fenerbahçe 2010–11 2213010261
2011–12 31251--363
2012–13 30071163534
2013–14 3031020333
2014–15 31351--364
2015–16 13041100271
Total 157925429321116
Beşiktaş 2016–17 800030110
2017–18 2105050310
2018–19 28100111392
2019–20 3033140374
Total 874812311186
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 70000070
Career total 3471949963445932

International statistics
As of 18 January 2021[9]
Turkey national team
YearAppsGoals
200620
200810
200930
201020
201110
201291
201380
2014121
201560
201690
201720
202030
Total562

International goals
As of 24 August 2019[9]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 June 2012Audi Sportpark, Ingolstadt, Germany Ukraine1–02–0Friendly
2.29 May 2014Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States Honduras2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club
Fenerbahçe S.K.
PFC CSKA Moscow
Beşiktaş J.K.

References
Footnotes
  1. Includes Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, Russian Cup, Russian Super Cup
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League
Citations
  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. 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. http://www.espnfc.com/story/2884849/caner-erkin-signs-for-inter-milan-from-fenerbahce
  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.
  9. "Caner Erkin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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