 Zengin playing forEskişehirspor in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-08-05)5 August 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Kulu, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Haninge | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Hammarby TFF | 23 | (10) |
| 2004–2008 | Hammarby IF | 92 | (8) |
| 2009 | →Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | →Eskişehirspor (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2010–2015 | Eskişehirspor | 145 | (18) |
| 2015–2016 | Trabzonspor | 40 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Eskişehirspor | 44 | (15) |
| 2018 | Hammarby IF | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | 43 | (21) |
| 2020–2021 | Adana Demirspor | 27 | (12) |
| 2021 | Tuzlaspor | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Segeltorps IF | 26 | (11) |
| 2024– | IFK Haninge | 35 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Turkey U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2002 | Turkey U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Sweden | 21 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2025 | |||
Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a Swedish–Turkish professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forIFK Haninge.[1] A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21caps for theSweden national team and represented his country atUEFA Euro 2016.
Zengin was born inKulu, Turkey – but moved toStockholm, Sweden, together with his Turkish parents when he was a few weeks old.[2][3] He grew up inBotkyrka and started to play football at age six with the local club Norsborgs IF. In 1994, at age 9, he moved toHammarby IF.[4]
In January 2009, Zengin signed a half-year loan contract withBeşiktaş. Beşiktaş had the option to buy him in summer for a fee of €400,000.[5]
On 28 July 2016, Zengin joinedEskişehirspor again.[6]
Zengin played for his birth countryTurkey in youth competitions, before choosing to represent theSweden national team in senior competition, the country in which he grew up.[7]
He made his senior international debut for Sweden on 26 March 2013, playing from start in an away match againstSlovakia.[8] He was a squad player for Sweden atEuro 2016, where he came on as a substitute in the last group game againstBelgium.[9]
Zengin announced his retirement from international duty following the tournament, having represented Sweden 21 times, scoring 3 goals.[10][9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | |
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zengin goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2014 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion,Vienna, Austria |  Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [11] |
| 2 | 12 October 2014 | Friends Arena,Solna, Sweden |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [12] |
| 3 | 12 October 2015 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  Moldova | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | [13] |
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