Cem Felek (born 12 May 1996) is a professional

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who plays as an

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. Born in Germany, he has represented both Turkey and Azerbaijan at youth level.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Buchen, Germany, Felek spent much of his youth career with German sides, most notably a 5-year spell with Eintracht Frankfurt. He was linked with a move to Spanish giants

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in 2010, having scored over 1000 goals at youth level. In 2014, he transferred from Bochum to

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side Aberdeen, where he stayed for a year, making the first-team bench once in 2014 before being released in May 2015.

Fatih Karagümrük

In 2015, he was linked with a move to Turkish giants

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, but the move never materialised and Felek instead joined

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side Fatih Karagümrük in July.

Antalyaspor

In August 2015, Felek was loaned to

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, where he featured for the

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-based club's 'B' team. He made his debut for

senior team in the

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1–0 away victory against

Giresunspor Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. History Giresunspor was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing ...

on 21 January 2016. Felek also played in the

group stage match, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Lionel Enguene in a 0–0 home draw against Fenerbahçe on 27 January 2016.

RoPS

In January 2017, Cem Felek joined Finnish side

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. Felek made his

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debut for

against VPS on 17 April 2017. He scored his first goal for

in the

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match against OPS in a 9–0 home victory on 11 February 2017.

KuPS

Felek went back to Finland for the 2019 season. The deal with

KuPS Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio. KuPS competes in Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. The team plays its home matches at Kuopio Football Stadium. KuPS ha ...

was announced on 3 December 2018.

International career

Felek is eligible for Germany through his place of birth, Turkey through his parents, and Azerbaijan through his extended family. He played a single game for the Turkish under-15 side in 2010, a 3–0 victory over The Netherlands. He has represented Azerbaijan at under-17 and under-19 level. In June 2012, he helped the under-17 side win silver medals at the Caspian Cup.

Career statistics

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Cem Felek
at TFF 1996 births Living people Men's association football forwards People from Buchen Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) Azerbaijani men's footballers 21st-century Azerbaijani sportsmen Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent German sportspeople of Turkish descent Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers Eintracht Frankfurt players VfL Bochum players Aberdeen F.C. players Antalyaspor footballers Rovaniemen Palloseura players Kuopion Palloseura players TSV Steinbach Haiger players Aris Limassol FC players Veikkausliiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia FCI Levadia Tallinn players Meistriliiga players 21st-century Turkish sportsmen {{Azerbaijan-footy-bio-stub