Enver Cenk Şahin (born 22 September 1994) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

24 Erzincanspor Anagold 24 Erzincanspor is a Turkish football club located in Erzincan, Turkey. History The club was founded in 1984 under the name ''Refahiyespor'', in the town Refahiye, Erzincan Province. The biggest club in the region, Erzincanspor, diss ...

Club career

Şahin started his youth career at

Zonguldak Kömürspor Zonguldak Kömürspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Zonguldak. The club is also known as Kara Elmas (Black Diamond), referring to coal mining. History ''Demir Madencilik Dilaverspor'', founded in 1986, was renamed as Zonguld ...

, before joining

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in 2010. He made his debut as a substitute in a 4–2 victory against

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on 29 January 2012. On 26 July 2016, Şahin joined

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for one year with an option to sign permanently. 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. On 25 January 2019, he joined

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on loan until the end of the season. He was released by St Pauli in October 2019 after posting comments supporting Turkish soldiers in

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. After the release, he joined Turkish side

Kayserispor Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...

on a free transfer until the end of the season. On 6 August 2020, Şahin joined rival

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, on a 3-year deal. On 17 February 2022, Şahin joined 1.Lig side

Bursaspor Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkey, Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Football in Turkey, Turk ...

. On 13 September 2023, Şahin joined 1.Lig club

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International career

Şahin represented

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at the

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the nineteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. It ran from 21 June to 13 July 2013. At the FIFA Executive Meeting in Zürich on 3 March 2011, ...

Career statistics

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!Wir sind an der Seite unseres heldenhaften Militärs und der Armeen. Unsere Gebete sind mit euch!<-->" This caused negative reactions among the fans of St. Pauli. Following the uproar, the club took the decision to release the player from the club even though his wages would be paid.

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