Volkan Şen
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Volkan playing for Bursaspor in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Volkan Şen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Bursa, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Bursa Merinosspor | ||
| 2002–2004 | TSE Arabayatağıspor | ||
| 2004–2005 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2011 | Bursaspor | 105 | (11) |
| 2005–2007 | → Bursa Merinosspor (loan) | 36 | (7) |
| 2011–2014 | Trabzonspor | 41 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Bursaspor | 33 | (12) |
| 2015– | Fenerbahçe | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Turkey U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010– | Turkey | 12 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 September 2015. | |||
Volkan Şen (born 7 July 1987) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.[1]
Career
He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor between 2000-2002. He started his professional career at Bursaspor in 2005 as an 18-year-old and loaned again to Bursa Merinosspor between 2005-2007. In his first season, he made his mark in league (scored 3 goals in 25 matches) and cup competitions (played 4 matches).
27 August 2011, signed Volkan for Trabzonspor on a 4-year contract for €3.6 million from Bursaspor.[2] He will earn about €1.1 million per year.[3] On 26 August 2013, Volkan was brought to tears from insults emanating from Trabzonspor supporters and eventually abandoned the pitch. The fans were insulting his recently deceased mother.[4][5]
International career
He made his debut for Turkey at the age of 22, starting in a 2–0 friendly win against Honduras on 3 March 2010.[6]
Honours
Club
- Bursaspor
- Süper Lig: 2009-2010
References
- ↑ Volkan Şen to set for Fenerbahçe
- ↑ "Profesyonel Futbolcu Volkan Şen'in Kulübümüze Transferi". Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP) (in Turkish). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "Profesyonel Futbolcu Volkan Şen İle Anlaşma Sağlanmıştır". Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP) (in Turkish). 28 August 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "Hecklers Bring Turkish Soccer Player To Tears". 26 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Player breaks down after own fans insult his deceased mother". Yahoo! New Zealand. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ↑ "Türkiye 2-0 Honduras". tff.org. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
External links
- Volkan Şen – UEFA competition record
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