Cem Felek (born 12 May 1996) is a professional
footballer who plays as an
attacking midfielder. Born in Germany, he has represented both Turkey and Azerbaijan at youth level.
Club career
Youth career
Born in Buchen, Germany, Felek spent much of his youth career with German sides, most notably a 5-year spell with Eintracht Frankfurt. He was linked with a move to Spanish giants
Barcelona in 2010, having scored over 1000 goals at youth level. In 2014, he transferred from Bochum to
Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen,
where he stayed for a year, making the first-team bench once in 2014 before being released in May 2015.
Fatih Karagümrük
In 2015, he was linked with a move to Turkish giants
Galatasaray, but the move never materialised and Felek instead joined
TFF Second League
TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continuation of the then second lev ...
side
Fatih Karagümrük
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in July.
Antalyaspor
In August 2015, Felek was loaned to
Antalyaspor, where he featured for the
Antalya-based club's 'B' team. He made his debut for
Antalyaspor senior team in the
Turkish Cup 1–0 away victory against
Giresunspor
Giresunspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Giresun. It was founded in 1925 and re-formed in 1967 after the merger of Yeşiltepespor, Akıngençlikspor, and Beşiktaşspor. The football club is playing in the Turkish Su ...
on 21 January 2016. Felek also played in the
Turkish Cup group stage match, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for
Lionel Enguene in a 0–0 home draw against
Fenerbahçe on 27 January 2016.
RoPS
In January 2017, Cem Felek joined
Finnish side
RoPS. Felek made his
Veikkausliiga debut for
RoPS against
VPS
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on 17 April 2017. He scored his first goal for
RoPS in the
Finnish Cup match against
OPS
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Iconography
In Ops' statues and coins, she is figured sitting down, as Chthon ...
in a 9–0 home victory on 11 February 2017.
KuPS
Felek went back to
Finland for the 2019 season. The deal with
KuPS was announced on 3 December 2018.
International career
Felek is eligible for Germany through his place of birth, Turkey through his parents, and Azerbaijan through his extended family.
He played a single game for the Turkish under-15 side in 2010, a 3–0 victory over The Netherlands. He has represented Azerbaijan at under-17 and under-19 level. In June 2012, he helped the
under-17 side win silver medals at the Caspian Cup.
Career statistics
Club
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References
External links
*
Cem Felekat TFF
1996 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
People from Buchen
Footballers from Karlsruhe (region)
Azerbaijani men's footballers
Azerbaijan men's youth international footballers
Turkish men's footballers
Turkey men's youth international footballers
Azerbaijani people of Turkish descent
German sportspeople of Turkish descent
Azerbaijani expatriate men's footballers
Eintracht Frankfurt players
VfL Bochum players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Antalyaspor footballers
Rovaniemen Palloseura players
Kuopion Palloseura players
TSV Steinbach Haiger players
Aris Limassol FC players
Veikkausliiga players
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
FCI Levadia Tallinn players
Meistriliiga players
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