Cenk Gönen (born 21 February 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TFF Second League club Esenler Erokspor.
 Gönen in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Izmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Esenler Erokspor | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Göztepe | ||
| 2005–2006 | Denizlispor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Denizlispor | 35 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Altay (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Beşiktaş | 63 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Galatasaray | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Málaga | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Alanyaspor | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Denizlispor | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Kayserispor | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Esenler Erokspor | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Turkey U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Turkey U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Turkey U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:56, 15 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
After a season with Denizlispor in the 2006–07 season, he secured a first-team place as a goalkeeper. In the 2007–08 season, he was given the number 1 squad number.[2] After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants Beşiktaş for €1 million, plus a player in exchange.[3] He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of Hakan Arıkan.[3]
On 22 February 2014, during a game against Galatasaray which ended 1–0 for Galatasaray, Cenk fell unconscious after colliding with teammate Pedro Franco in an attempt to dive for the ball.
Personal life edit
Cenk is the nephew of Ali Artuner, who was also a goalkeeper for the Turkey national team.[4]
Club statistics edit
- As of 27 August 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Altay S.K. (loan) | 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Denizlispor | 2008–09 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 93 | 0 | |
| Galatasaray | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Beşiktaş edit
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2010–11
Galatasaray SK edit
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2015–16
- Süper Kupa (1): 2016
Esenler Erokspor edit
- TFF Second League (1) 2023-24
References edit
- ^ Cenk Gönen at Soccerway
- ^ "Cenk savaşı!". Ajansspor (in Turkish). 25 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Cenk brought in by Beşiktaş". UEFA. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Efsane kaleci Ali Artuner'in yeğeni Cenk Gönen Galatasaray'da".
External links edit
- Cenk Gönen at BDFutbol
- Cenk Gönen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Cenk Gönen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Cenk Gönen at National-Football-Teams.com