Kerim Zengin (born 13 April 1985) is a Turkish professional
footballer
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who is playing for
Karabükspor. He is a youth international, earning caps at levels from the U-17s up to the
Turkey national under-21 football team
Turkey's national Under-21 football team ( tr, Ümit Milli Futbol Takımı), also known as Turkey Under-21s or Turkey U-21s, is the Under-21 years of age team of the Turkey national football team.
History
This team is for Turkish players aged 2 ...
.
Club career
Zengin began his career with local club
Mersin İdmanyurdu
Mersin Talim Yurdu, formerly Mersin İdman Yurdu, is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team pla ...
in 1999. Originally a forward, he spent two years with his hometown club before moving to
Istanbul
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-giants
Fenerbahçe. Most of his time with the club was spent either out on loan to clubs such as Mersin İdmanyurdu and
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K., shortly Istanbul BB SK or IBBSK, is a multi-sports club of the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul in Turkey.
Branches
The club has following sport branches:
*Volleyball (Arome Men's League),
*Basket ...
, or with the youth teams. He made eight appearances for the club during his six-year tenure.
Antalyaspor transferred him in 2009, with Zengin contributing one goal in 19 appearances. He was transferred to
Karabükspor the following season. After a one-year spell with Karabükspor, he moved to the league rival
Sivasspor
Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...
.
Honors
Fenerbahçe
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Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
: 2006–07
References
External links
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Guardian Stats Centre
1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mersin
Turkish footballers
Turkey under-21 international footballers
Süper Lig players
Mersin İdman Yurdu footballers
Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players
Antalyaspor footballers
Kardemir Karabükspor footballers
Sivasspor footballers
Gaziantepspor footballers
Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
Akhisarspor footballers
Turkey youth international footballers
Association football defenders
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