Cenk Gönen
Cenk Gönen (born 21 February 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Denizlispor.[2]
 Gönen in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cenk Gönen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Izmir, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Denizlispor | ||
| 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– | Denizlispor | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:09, 21 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
Club career
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.[3] After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants Beşiktaş for €1 million, plus a player in exchange.[4] He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of Hakan Arıkan.[4]
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
Cenk is the nephew of Ali Artuner, who was also a goalkeeper for the Turkey national football team.[5]
Club statistics
- 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
Beşiktaş
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2010–11
Galatasaray SK
- Türkiye Kupası (1): 2015–16
- Süper Kupa (1): 2016
References
- "Cenk Gönen". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- https://twitter.com/Denizlispor/status/1293545368718843907
- "Cenk savaşı!". Ajansspor (in Turkish). 25 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- "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
- Cenk Gönen at BDFutbol
- Cenk Gönen – UEFA competition record
- Cenk Gönen – FIFA competition record
- Cenk Gönen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cenk Gönen at Soccerway