Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played 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 playing for Eskişehirspor in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Early life
editZengin 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]
Club career
editIn 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]
International career
editZengin 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]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| 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] |
Honours
editBeşiktaş
References
edit- ^ "Jansson om Zengin: "Visat stort Bajenhjärta"". Hammarby Fotboll. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Erkan Zengin: "Türkiye'de futbolcular kral gibi"" (in Turkish). TFF.org. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
- ^ "Zengin: "Det värsta jag har varit med om"". Expressen. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ ""Hade jag inte haft fotbollen hade det kunnat gå riktigt illa"". Expressen. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Zengins miljonklipp Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine." (in Swedish) Fotbollsverige. Retrieved on 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Zengin: Det är Fenerbahce som gäller (Swedish)". Aftonbladet. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Sverige enkelt val för Zengin". SVT. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Zengin debuterar." (in Swedish) DN. Retrieved on 26 March 2013.
- ^ a b c "Erkan Zengin - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Erkan Zengin väljer att sluta i landslaget". 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Österrike - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Liechtenstein - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sverige - Moldavien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
edit- Erkan Zengin at the Turkish Football Federation (profile 1)
- Erkan Zengin at the Turkish Football Federation (profile 2)
- Erkan Zengin – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Erkan Zengin – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Erkan Zengin at Soccerway
- Erkan Zengin at WorldFootball.net
- Erkan Zengin at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Erkan Zengin club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Erkan Zengin national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)