Volkan Şen

Volkan Şen (born 7 July 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is currently a free agent. He is mostly known for his long shots, his dribbling and speed.

Volkan Şen
Volkan with Turkey in 2016
Personal information
Full name Volkan Şen
Date of birth (1987-07-07) 7 July 1987
Place of birth Bursa, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2000–2002 Bursa Merinosspor
2002–2004 TSE Arabayatağıspor
2004–2005 Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Bursaspor 99 (11)
2005–2007 → Bursa Merinosspor (loan) 16 (2)
2011–2014 Trabzonspor 47 (6)
2014–2015 Bursaspor 30 (12)
2015–2017 Fenerbahçe 49 (9)
2017–2018 Trabzonspor 3 (0)
2018–2019 Konyaspor 10 (1)
2019–2021 Adana Demirspor 42 (10)
National team‡
2007–2008 Turkey U21 4 (0)
2010– Turkey 26 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:34, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 May 2018

Club career

He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor between 2000–02. He started his professional career at Bursaspor in 2005 as an 18-year-old and loaned again to Bursa Merinosspor between 2005–07. In his first season, he made his mark in league (scored 3 goals in 25 matches) and cup competitions (played 4 matches).

In August 2011, Volkan signed for Trabzonspor on a 4-year contract. But in 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.[1]

In 2014, he returned to Bursaspor,[2] and in 2015 he signed for Fenerbahçe. On 25 May 2016, he was suspended five months from UEFA competitions after pushing referee Ivan Bebek following an incident where he sent off in a UEFA Europa League round of 16 game against Braga on 17 March 2016.[3]

Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the contract between Şen and Fenerbahçe was terminated.[4] Towards the end of the 2017 summer transfer period, he was signed by his former club Trabzonspor.[1] After only half a season, Şen left Trabzon and moved to Konyaspor.[5]

After Şen had been a free agent for the 2018–19 season, he signed a two-year contract with TFF First League club Adana Demirspor in the summer of 2019.[6] He left the club in June 2021.[7]

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.[8] He is part of the Turkish national team for Euro 2016.[9] On 11 November 2016, Şen scored his first goal ever for Turkey in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kosovo. Turkey won 2–0.[10]

International goals
As of 18 June 2017. Turkey score listed first, score column indicates score after each Şen goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1.11 November 2016New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey24 Kosovo2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 June 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania26 Kosovo1–04–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Bursaspor

References
  1. "Volkan Şen ağlayarak gitmişti, omuzlarda döndü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 9 September 2017.
  2. "Volkan Şen resmen Bursaspor'da!". Bursada Bugün (in Turkish). 20 January 2014.
  3. "UEFA bans Fenerbahce player for pushing referee". USA TODAY. 25 May 2016.
  4. "Fenerbahçe ile Volkan Şen'in yolları ayrıldı". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). 7 July 2017.
  5. "Volkan Şen 1. Lig'e düştü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 11 August 2018.
  6. "Volkan Şen resmen Adana Demirspor'da". Sabah (in Turkish). 1 August 2019.
  7. "Volkan Şenden Adana Demirspora veda!". Fanatik (in Turkish). 21 June 2021.
  8. "Türkiye 2–0 Honduras". tff.org. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  9. "UEFA EURO 2016". UEFA. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. "Turkey 2–0 Kosovo". BBC Sports. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.


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