Cenk Gönen (born 21 February 1988) is a Turkish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Esenler Erokspor.

Club career

After a season with

Denizlispor Denizlispor, due to current sponsorship Altaş Denizlispor, is a Turkish sports club based in Denizli. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and gymnastics. ...

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

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. After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

for €1 million, plus a player in exchange. He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of

Hakan Arıkan Hakan Arıkan (born 17 August 1982) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Raising to fame Arıkan had begun his career at Petkimspor, an amateur team based in western Turkish city of İzmit. He then joined Kocaeli ...

. On 22 February 2014, during a game against

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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 Ali Artuner (5 September 1944 – 16 February 2001) was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Göztepe and the Turkey national team in the 1960s, rising to the position of captain on both teams. In his hometown of İzmir, there ...

, who was also a goalkeeper for the Turkey national team.

Club statistics

Honours

Beşiktaş * Türkiye Kupası (1):

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Galatasaray SK * Türkiye Kupası (1): 2015–16 * Süper Kupa (1):

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonen, Cenk Living people 1988 births Footballers from İzmir Men's association football goalkeepers Turkish men's footballers Turkey men's international footballers Turkey men's under-21 international footballers Turkey men's youth international footballers Turkey men's B international footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Altay S.K. footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Denizlispor footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Kayserispor footballers Málaga CF players Esenler Erokspor footballers Süper Lig players