Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erkan Zengin | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kulu, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2003–2004 | Hammarby TFF | 23 | (10) |
2004–2008 | Hammarby IF | 92 | (8) |
2009 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2010–2015 | Eskişehirspor | 145 | (18) |
2015–2016 | Trabzonspor | 40 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Eskişehirspor | 44 | (15) |
2018 | Hammarby IF | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | 43 | (21) |
2020–2021 | Adana Demirspor | 27 | (12) |
2021 | Tuzlaspor | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Turkey U16 | 6 | (0) |
2002 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (2) |
2013–2016 | Sweden | 21 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 14 August 2021 (UTC) |
Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a former Turkish born–Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger. [1] A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016.
Zengin was born in Kulu, Turkey – but moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his Turkish parents when he was a few weeks old. [2] [3] He grew up in Botkyrka and started to play football at age six with the local club Norsborgs IF. In 1994, at age 9, he moved to Hammarby IF. [4]
In January 2009, Zengin signed a half-year loan contract with Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş had the option to buy him in summer for a fee of €400,000. [5]
On 28 July 2016, Zengin joined Eskişehirspor again. [6]
Zengin played for his birth country Turkey in youth competitions, before choosing to represent the Sweden national team in senior competition, the country in which he grew up. [7]
He made his senior international debut for Sweden on 26 March 2013, playing from start in an away match against Slovakia. [8] He was a squad player for Sweden at Euro 2016, where he came on as a substitute in the last group game against Belgium. [9]
Zengin announced his retirement from international duty following the tournament, having represented Sweden 21 times, scoring 3 goals. [10] [9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 8 | 2 | |
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 3 |
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zengin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 8 September 2014 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [11] |
2 | 12 October 2014 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [12] |
3 | 12 October 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [13] |
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Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Erkan Zengin | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Kulu, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2003–2004 | Hammarby TFF | 23 | (10) |
2004–2008 | Hammarby IF | 92 | (8) |
2009 | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2010–2015 | Eskişehirspor | 145 | (18) |
2015–2016 | Trabzonspor | 40 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Eskişehirspor | 44 | (15) |
2018 | Hammarby IF | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | 43 | (21) |
2020–2021 | Adana Demirspor | 27 | (12) |
2021 | Tuzlaspor | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
1999–2000 | Turkey U16 | 6 | (0) |
2002 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (2) |
2013–2016 | Sweden | 21 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:45, 14 August 2021 (UTC) |
Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a former Turkish born–Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger. [1] A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016.
Zengin was born in Kulu, Turkey – but moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his Turkish parents when he was a few weeks old. [2] [3] He grew up in Botkyrka and started to play football at age six with the local club Norsborgs IF. In 1994, at age 9, he moved to Hammarby IF. [4]
In January 2009, Zengin signed a half-year loan contract with Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş had the option to buy him in summer for a fee of €400,000. [5]
On 28 July 2016, Zengin joined Eskişehirspor again. [6]
Zengin played for his birth country Turkey in youth competitions, before choosing to represent the Sweden national team in senior competition, the country in which he grew up. [7]
He made his senior international debut for Sweden on 26 March 2013, playing from start in an away match against Slovakia. [8] He was a squad player for Sweden at Euro 2016, where he came on as a substitute in the last group game against Belgium. [9]
Zengin announced his retirement from international duty following the tournament, having represented Sweden 21 times, scoring 3 goals. [10] [9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Sweden | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | 8 | 2 | |
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
2016 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 3 |
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zengin goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 September 2014 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [11] |
2 | 12 October 2014 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [12] |
3 | 12 October 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [13] |
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