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 Ansbach ( , ; ) is a city in the Germany, German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Mittelfranken, Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränk ...

but raised in

Hockenheim Hockenheim () is a town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 20 km south of Mannheim and 10 km west of Walldorf. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain, Upper Rhine valley on the tourist theme routes "Baden Asparagus Route" ( ...

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

Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of ove ...

and finally

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

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 Turkish 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 Sportspeople 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 1. Lig players 2. Bundesliga players 21st-century German sportsmen 21st-century Turkish sportsmen