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Caner Erkin
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Erkin with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Caner Erkin
Date of birth (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Balıkesir, Turkey
Height 1.81 m
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Fatih Karagümrük
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)
2020–2021 Fenerbahçe 34 (0)
2021– Fatih Karagümrük 38 (1)
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 63 (2)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:04, 18 October 2022 (UTC)..

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

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

Internazionale

On 1 June 2016, Internazionale announced the signing of Erkin on a free transfer in a three-year deal commencing on 1 July. Erkin was the first summer transfer addition to the squad. 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.

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.

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. 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 S.K. announced that he wouldn't be included in the club's squad for the upcoming season according to the team's manager Vitor Pereira's decision.

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

Club

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manisaspor 2004–05 TFF First League 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2005–06 Süper Lig 24 2 0 0 — 24 2
2006–07 15 2 2 0 — 17 2
Total 43 4 2 0 0 0 45 4
CSKA Moscow 2007 Russian Premier League 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 (loan) 2009–10 Süper Lig 20 0 6 3 4 0 30 3
Fenerbahçe 2010–11 Süper Lig 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 (loan) 2016–17 Süper Lig 8 0 0 0 3 0 11 0
Beşiktaş 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
Fenerbahçe 2020–21 Süper Lig 34 0 3 0 0 0 37 0
Fatih Karagümrük 2021–22 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 374 19 52 9 63 4 489 32

International

Turkey
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
2020 3 0
2021 7 0
Total 63 2

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.

No. 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

Honours

Club

Fenerbahçe S.K.
PFC CSKA Moscow
  • Russian Cup (2): 2007–08, 2008–09
Beşiktaş J.K.
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