Şahin Aygüneş (born 1 October 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Şile Yıldızspor. Born in Germany, he represented

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at youth international levels.

Club career

Born in Ansbach but raised in

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, Aygüneş started playing football with local FV 08 Hockenheim. Later he also went through the youth ranks of Waldhof Mannheim and finally

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where he also began his senior career. He moved to the Turkish side from German club

, the club with whom he began his career. In summer 2009 he signed a five-year contract with Kasımpaşa. At the end of November 2009, he scored the third goal in Kasımpaşa shock 3–1 away at Fenerbahce. The goal came after he was substituted on after only three minutes.

International career

He has dual-nationality and was thus eligible for both

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and

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national teams.

References

Şahin Aygüneş Karşıyaka’da
kskhaber.com, 13 January 2016

External links

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Şahin Aygüneş Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aygunes, Sahin 1990 births Living people German sportspeople of Turkish descent People from Ansbach Footballers from Middle Franconia People from Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) Men's association football forwards Turkish men's footballers German men's footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Karlsruher SC II players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Trabzonspor footballers Antalyaspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers SV Sandhausen players Gümüşhanespor footballers Regionalliga players Süper Lig players TFF First League players 2. Bundesliga players