Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a winger. A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21

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for the Sweden national team and represented his country at

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Early life

Zengin was born in Kulu, Turkey – but moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his Turkish parents when he was a few weeks old. He grew up in

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and started to play football at age six with the local club Norsborgs IF. In 1994, at age 9, he moved to Hammarby IF.

Club career

In January 2009, Zengin signed a half-year loan contract with Beşiktaş. Beşiktaş had the option to buy him in summer for a fee of €400,000. On 28 July 2016, Zengin joined

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again.

International career

Zengin played for his birth country

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in youth competitions, before choosing to represent the Sweden national team in senior competition, the country in which he grew up. He made his senior international debut for Sweden on 26 March 2013, playing from start in an away match against

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. He was a squad player for Sweden at

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, where he came on as a substitute in the last group game against

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. Zengin announced his retirement from international duty following the tournament, having represented Sweden 21 times, scoring 3 goals.

Career statistics

International

''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zengin goal''.

Honours

Beşiktaş *

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: 2008–09 *

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: 2008–09

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* (profile 1) * (profile 2) * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zengin, Erkan 1985 births Living people People from Kulu, Konya Turkish footballers Swedish footballers Swedish people of Turkish descent Association football midfielders Sweden international footballers Turkey youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Hammarby Talang FF players Hammarby Fotboll players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Eskişehirspor footballers Trabzonspor footballers Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers Adana Demirspor footballers Tuzlaspor players Allsvenskan players Süper Lig players Turkish expatriate footballers Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in Turkey Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Fatih Karagümrük S.K. managers