# Cenk Şahin

Enver Cenk Şahin (born 22 September 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 24 Erzincanspor.

## Club career

Şahin started his youth career at Zonguldak Kömürspor, before joining İstanbul Başakşehir in 2010. He made his debut as a substitute in a 4–2 victory against Samsunspor on 29 January 2012.
On 26 July 2016, Şahin joined FC St. Pauli for one year with an option to sign permanently. In May 2017, the club announced they had exercised the option to sign him permanently with Şahin agreeing to a contract until 2021. The transfer fee paid to İstanbul Başakşehir was reported as €2 million. On 25 January 2019, he joined Ingolstadt on loan until the end of the season. He was released by St Pauli in October 2019 after posting comments supporting Turkish soldiers in Syria.
After the release, he joined Turkish side Kayserispor on a free transfer until the end of the season.
On 6 August 2020, Şahin joined rival Gaziantep, on a 3-year deal.
On 17 February 2022, Şahin joined 1.Lig side Bursaspor.
On 13 September 2023, Şahin joined 1.Lig club Şanlıurfaspor.

## International career

Şahin represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 29 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2012–13 | Süper Lig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 5 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Total | Total | 66 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 7 |
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| FC St. Pauli | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| FC St. Pauli | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| FC St. Pauli | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| FC St. Pauli | Total | Total | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 |
| FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Kayserispor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Gaziantep | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Gaziantep | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Gaziantep | Total | Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Bursaspor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| Bursaspor | 2022–23 | TFF Second League | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 10 |
| Bursaspor | Total | Total | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 214 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 25 |

## Controversy

In October 2019 Şahin stated open support for the Turkish operation in Northern Syria: "We stand on the side of our heroic military and the armies. Our prayers are with you!" This caused negative reactions among the fans of St. Pauli. Following the uproar, the club took the decision to release the player from the club even though his wages would be paid.