Caner Erkin

Caner Erkin

Personal information
Full name	Caner Erkin
Date of birth	4 October 1988
Place of birth	Balıkesir, Turkey
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current team	Fenerbahçe SK
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)	20	(0)
2010-	Fenerbahçe	157	(9)
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	42	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2015

Caner Erkin (Turkish pronunciation: [d͡ʒaneɾ æɾcin], born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Turkish club Fenerbahçe and the Turkish 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.

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 18 February 2016^[1]

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
Career total		228	13	38	8	38	3	304	25

Honours

Club

Fenerbahçe

• Süper Lig (2): 2010-11, 2013–14
• Turkish Cup (2): 2011–12, 2012–13
• Turkish Super Cup (1): 2014

International

^[2]

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

^[2]

#	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

1. Includes Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa, Russian Cup, Russian Super Cup
2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League

References

2. Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Profile at TFF.org
• Caner Erkin – UEFA competition record
• Caner Erkin – FIFA competition record
• Caner Erkin at National-Football-Teams.com
• Caner Erkin statistics and biography at FootballDatabase.com