Cenk Şahin

Enver Cenk Şahin (born 22 September 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kayserispor.

Enver Cenk Şahin
Şahin in 2013
Personal information
Full name Enver Cenk Şahin
Date of birth (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994
Place of birth Zonguldak, Turkey
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kayserispor
Number 70
Youth career
2005–2008 Zonguldak Belediyespor
2008–2010 Zonguldak Kömürspor
2010–2011 İstanbul Başakşehir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 İstanbul Başakşehir 66 (5)
2016–2017 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 27 (4)
2017–2019 FC St. Pauli 30 (2)
2019 → FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 9 (0)
2020– Kayserispor 0 (0)
National team
2010 Turkey U16 2 (0)
2010–2011 Turkey U17 13 (3)
2011–2012 Turkey U18 9 (3)
2011–2013 Turkey U19 18 (3)
2012–2014 Turkey U20 19 (5)
2013–2015 Turkey U21 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:51, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In 26 July 2016, Şahin joined FC St. Pauli for one year with an option to sign permanently.[1][2] In May 2017, the club announced they had exercised the option to sign him permanently with Şahin agreeing to a contract until 2021. The transfer fee paid to İstanbul Başakşehir was reported as €2 million.[3]

He was released by St Pauli in October 2019 after posting comments supporting Turkish soldiers in Syria.[4]

International career

Şahin represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Career statistics
As of match played 4 July 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
İstanbul Başakşehir 2011–12 Süper Lig 2000—20
2012–13 5000—50
2013–14 TFF First League 25411—265
2014–15 Süper Lig 18181—262
2015–16 16070—230
Total 66516200827
St. Pauli (loan) 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 27420—294
St. Pauli 2017–18 23210—242
2018–19 7010—80
Total 5764000616
FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 9000—90
Career total 132112020015213

    Controversy

    In October 2019 Şahin stated open support for the Turkish operation in Northern Syria: "We stand on the side of our heroic military and the armies. Our prayers are with you!" This caused negative reactions among the fans of St. Pauli.[6] Following the uproar, the club took the decision to release the player from the club even though his wages would be paid.[7]

    References
    1. "Der FC St. Pauli leiht Cenk Sahin aus". FC St. Pauli.
    2. "Cenk Şahin St. Pauli ile anlaştı". KralSpor.
    3. "Kaufoption gezogen: Sahin bleibt bei St. Pauli". kicker Online (in German). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
    4. "Cenk Sahin: German club St Pauli release midfielder over pro-Turkish post". 15 October 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
    5. Cenk Şahin at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
    6. https://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fc-st-pauli-ultras-fordern-entlassung-von-cenk-sahin-nach-syrien-post-a-1291051.html Nach Solidaritätsbekundung mit türkischem Militär: Ultras des FC St. Pauli fordern Entlassung von Profi Sahin
    7. https://www.fcstpauli.com/en/news/published/cenk-sahin-released-by-club/ CENK SAHIN RELEASED BY CLUB
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