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Caner Erkin

Caner Erkin

Defender - Left-Back  at Sakaryaspor
Age37
CitizenshipTürkiye
Height1.81 m
Footleft
BornOctober 4, 1988
at Sakaryaspor 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕500+ Apps 🎯100+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €125k
Left-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Fenerbahce
top club · 250 apps

Career highs

€13.00m
peak value · 2015
€4.00m
top transfer fee · 06/07
8
best season · 23/24
106 / 16
int'l caps / goals
618Appearances
45Goals
129Assists
162Yellow cards
8Red cards
160Full matches (90′)
Full nameCaner Erkin
Date of birth1988-10-04 (37 yrs)
Place of birthBalikesir, Türkiye
CitizenshipTürkiye
PositionDefender - Left-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height181.00 m
Current clubSakaryaspor
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentFOOTALENT
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
25/26 — Sakaryaspor
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
Transfer: Eyüpspor → Sakaryaspor
25/26 · Transfer
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Eyüpspor
28 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Basaksehir → Eyüpspor
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Eyüpspor
26 matches · 8 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Without Club → Basaksehir
22/23 · Transfer
Dec 2022
Transfer: Karagümrük → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Basaksehir FK, Fatih Karagümrük
22 matches · 0 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2021
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Karagümrük
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Fatih Karagümrük
31 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
Aug 2020
Transfer: Besiktas → Fenerbahce
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Fenerbahce
37 matches · 0 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Besiktas JK
37 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Besiktas JK
39 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Besiktas JK
35 matches · 0 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Inter → Besiktas
17/18 · Transfer · €750k
Jun 2017
Transfer: Besiktas → Inter
16/17 · Return from loan
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
28 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Inter → Besiktas
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Besiktas JK, Inter Milan
11 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Inter
16/17 · Transfer
Nov 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Fenerbahce
27 matches · 1 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Fenerbahce
36 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Fenerbahce
33 matches · 3 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Fenerbahce
53 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Fenerbahce
38 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: CSKA Moscow → Fenerbahce
10/11 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Fenerbahce
26 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Galatasaray → CSKA Moscow
09/10 · Return from loan
Sep 2009
Transfer: CSKA Moscow → Galatasaray
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Galatasaray, CSKA Moscow
30 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — CSKA Moscow II, CSKA Moscow
22 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow II
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Manisaspor → CSKA Moscow
06/07 · Transfer · €4.00m
Jul 2006
06/07 — CSKA Moscow, Manisaspor, CSKA Moscow II
32 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Manisaspor
23 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2004
Transfer: Manisaspor Yth → Manisaspor
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manisaspor
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
14,411 min
Minutes played by club
Sakaryaspor 0.0%
Eyüpspor 1.8%
Fatih Karagümrük 16.2%
Basaksehir FK 0.0%
Fenerbahce 40.1%
Besiktas JK 24.5%
Inter Milan 0.0%
Galatasaray 1.1%
CSKA Moscow 3.9%
CSKA Moscow II 6.9%
Manisaspor 5.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sakaryaspor 1 25/26 25/26 2 0 0 0
Eyüpspor 2 23/24 24/25 54 8 12 261
Fatih Karagümrük 2 21/22 22/23 43 1 10 2,340
Basaksehir FK 1 22/23 22/23 10 0 2 0
Fenerbahce 7 10/11 20/21 250 16 58 5,781
Besiktas JK 4 16/17 19/20 122 6 31 3,530
Inter Milan 1 16/17 16/17 0 0 0 0
Galatasaray 1 09/10 09/10 30 3 5 165
CSKA Moscow 4 06/07 09/10 49 2 4 566
CSKA Moscow II 3 06/07 08/09 14 3 0 997
Manisaspor 3 04/05 06/07 44 6 7 771

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€3.3M9€6.5M13€9.8M17€13M05/06 — 3 goals (Manisaspor)05/06 — 4 assists705/0606/07 — 4 goals (CSKA Moscow II)06/07 — 3 assists706/0707/08 — 2 goals (CSKA Moscow)207/0808/09 — 2 goals (CSKA Moscow II)08/09 — 4 assists608/0909/10 — 3 goals (Galatasaray)09/10 — 5 assists809/1010/11 — 1 goals (Fenerbahce)10/11 — 3 assists410/1111/12 — 3 goals (Fenerbahce)11/12 — 5 assists811/1212/13 — 4 goals (Fenerbahce)12/13 — 10 assists1412/1313/14 — 3 goals (Fenerbahce)13/14 — 14 assists1713/1414/15 — 4 goals (Fenerbahce)14/15 — 8 assists1214/1515/16 — 1 goals (Fenerbahce)15/16 — 8 assists915/1616/17 — 3 assists316/1717/18 — 11 assists1117/1818/19 — 2 goals (Besiktas JK)18/19 — 4 assists618/1919/20 — 4 goals (Besiktas JK)19/20 — 13 assists1719/2020/21 — 10 assists1020/2121/22 — 1 goals (Fatih Karagümrük)21/22 — 4 assists521/2222/23 — 8 assists822/2323/24 — 8 goals (Eyüpspor)23/24 — 7 assists1523/2424/25 — 5 assists524/2525/2606/07 — €4M07/08 — €1.9M08/09 — €1.7M09/10 — €2M10/11 — €2M11/12 — €2.5M12/13 — €5.5M13/14 — €6.5M14/15 — €12M15/16 — €13M16/17 — €11M17/18 — €7.5M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €1.9M20/21 — €1.7M21/22 — €1.5M22/23 — €1M23/24 — €475K24/25 — €300K25/26 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 3305/0606/07: 4406/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 8823/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 5509/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 141413/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 111117/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 131319/2020/21: 101020/2121/22: 4421/2222/23: 8822/2323/24: 7723/2424/25: 5524/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 1.Lig Sakaryaspor 2 0 0 1 1 0
24/25 Süper Lig Eyüpspor 26 0 5 5 1 0
24/25 Türkiye Kupasi Eyüpspor 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 1.Lig Eyüpspor 26 8 7 7 1 261
23/24 Türkiye Kupasi Eyüpspor 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Basaksehir FK 7 0 1 1 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Fatih Karagümrük 12 0 6 2 0 0
22/23 Türkiye Kupasi Basaksehir FK 3 0 1 1 0 0
21/22 Süper Lig Fatih Karagümrük 29 1 4 5 1 2,340
21/22 Türkiye Kupasi Fatih Karagümrük 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 34 0 9 8 0 0
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 3 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Europa League Besiktas JK 4 0 1 2 0 0
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 30 3 11 8 0 821
19/20 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 3 1 1 2 0 188
18/19 Europa League Besiktas JK 5 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Besiktas JK 6 1 3 1 0 537
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 28 1 1 11 0 1,984
17/18 Champions League Besiktas JK 6 0 1 2 0 0
17/18 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 21 0 7 7 0 0
17/18 TFF Süper Kupa Besiktas JK 1 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 7 0 2 3 0 0
16/17 Champions League Besiktas JK 3 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Europa League Besiktas JK 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Serie A Inter Milan 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 8 0 3 1 0 0
15/16 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Fenerbahce 6 0 2 2 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 2 0 2 2 0 0
15/16 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 13 0 2 4 0 0
15/16 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 4 1 2 1 0 326
14/15 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 31 3 8 10 2 872
14/15 TFF Süper Kupa Fenerbahce 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 4 1 0 3 0 171
13/14 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 30 3 14 12 0 878
13/14 TFF Süper Kupa Fenerbahce 1 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 3 1 0 1 0 91
12/13 Europa League Fenerbahce 13 2 3 4 0 340
12/13 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 30 0 5 7 1 0
12/13 TFF Süper Kupa Fenerbahce 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 6 1 2 4 0 412
11/12 Süper Final Championship Fenerbahce 4 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 29 2 4 6 1 835
11/12 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 5 1 1 0 0 436
10/11 Champions League Qu. Fenerbahce 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 22 1 3 2 0 1,420
10/11 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Europa League Galatasaray 4 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 Russian Cup CSKA Moscow 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Süper Lig Galatasaray 20 0 2 7 0 0
09/10 Türkiye Kupasi Galatasaray 6 3 2 3 0 165
08/09 MFL CSKA Moscow II 6 1 0 1 0 472
08/09 Premier Liga CSKA Moscow 7 0 0 2 0 0
08/09 Russian Cup CSKA Moscow 3 1 2 1 0 192
08/09 Russian Super Cup CSKA Moscow 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup CSKA Moscow 6 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League CSKA Moscow 2 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 MFL CSKA Moscow II 2 1 0 0 0 90
07/08 Premier Liga CSKA Moscow 18 1 0 2 0 374
07/08 Russian Cup CSKA Moscow 4 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Premier Liga CSKA Moscow 8 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Russian Cup CSKA Moscow 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Süper Lig Manisaspor 15 3 3 3 0 221
06/07 ToDS CSKA Moscow II 6 1 0 0 0 435
06/07 Türkiye Kupasi Manisaspor 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 UEFA Cup CSKA Moscow 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Süper Lig Manisaspor 23 3 4 7 0 550
04/05 1.Lig Manisaspor 4 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-11-24 Manisaspor Yth Manisaspor Transfer 0
06/07 2007-01-01 Manisaspor CSKA Moscow Transfer 4000000 €4.00m
09/10 2009-09-01 CSKA Moscow Galatasaray Loan 2000000
09/10 2010-06-30 Galatasaray CSKA Moscow Return from loan 1500000
10/11 2010-07-05 CSKA Moscow Fenerbahce Transfer 2000000 €2.00m
16/17 2016-07-01 Fenerbahce Inter Transfer 9000000
16/17 2016-08-31 Inter Besiktas Loan 9000000
16/17 2017-06-30 Besiktas Inter Return from loan 4500000
17/18 2017-07-01 Inter Besiktas Transfer 4500000 €750k
20/21 2020-08-06 Besiktas Fenerbahce Transfer 1200000
21/22 2021-09-07 Fenerbahce Karagümrük Transfer 1500000
22/23 2022-12-02 Karagümrük Without Club Transfer 650000
22/23 2023-01-28 Without Club Basaksehir Transfer 650000
23/24 2023-07-20 Basaksehir Eyüpspor Transfer 375000
25/26 2025-07-01 Eyüpspor Sakaryaspor Transfer 125000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 surgery 2015-05-29 2015-06-15 18 3
15/16 Meniscus tear 2015-10-27 2015-11-24 29 6
15/16 Fitness 2015-11-24 2015-11-27 4 1
16/17 Achilles tendon rupture 2016-10-23 2017-02-28 129 28
16/17 Fitness 2017-02-28 2017-03-20 21 5
16/17 Hamstring strain 2017-03-28 2017-04-03 7 1
17/18 Knee medial ligament tear 2018-04-22 2018-06-06 46 9
18/19 Torn thigh muscle 2018-09-02 2018-09-11 10 3
18/19 Torn thigh muscle 2018-12-02 2018-12-14 13 3
18/19 unknown injury 2019-03-15 2019-03-26 12 3
20/21 Corona virus 2020-12-26 2021-01-02 8 0
20/21 Quarantine 2021-01-02 2021-01-05 4 1
24/25 unknown injury 2024-08-11 2024-08-22 12 2
24/25 unknown injury 2024-08-24 2024-09-10 18 2
24/25 unknown injury 2024-12-13 2024-12-18 6 2
Current€125k
Peak€13.00m
Low€125k
Δ since start−€3.88m
€125k€3.34m€6.56m€9.78m€13.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €375k
Jan 1, 1970 €375k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €475k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #22585 #8 7 4 former national player
Team #22584 #8 3 0 former national player
Team #22462 #8 19 8 former national player
Team #9568 #8 14 2 former national player
Team #3381 #18 63 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ozan Tufan 2 1 0
Oğuzhan Özyakup 2 1 0
Alper Potuk 2 2 0
Domagoj Vida 2 1 0
Jeremain Lens 2 3 0
Necip Uysal 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 1.Lig Eyüpspor 8 26
05/06 Süper Lig Manisaspor 3 23
06/07 Süper Lig Manisaspor 3 15

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 14 30
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 11 30
20/21 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 9 34

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-06-30 Besiktas Inter Return from loan €4.50m
16/17 2016-08-31 Inter Besiktas Loan €9.00m
09/10 2010-06-30 Galatasaray CSKA Moscow Return from loan €1.50m
09/10 2009-09-01 CSKA Moscow Galatasaray Loan €2.00m

Teams faced most often by Caner Erkin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Çaykur Rizespor 8 5 1 2 18 9 +9 63%
Sivasspor 8 4 2 2 22 13 +9 50%
İstanbul Başakşehir 8 4 3 1 11 6 +5 50%
MKE Ankaragücü 8 4 2 2 17 8 +9 50%
Beşiktaş 8 3 1 4 5 7 -2 38%
Kasımpaşa SK 8 6 1 1 21 10 +11 75%
Trabzonspor 8 3 2 3 13 15 -2 38%
Antalyaspor 8 6 1 1 22 6 +16 75%
Kayserispor 8 6 2 0 21 8 +13 75%
Real Madrid 8 2 0 6 8 27 -19 25%
Fenerbahçe 8 1 4 3 8 9 -1 13%
Alanyaspor 8 4 2 2 19 8 +11 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 2 0 1 0 1 0
24/25 28 0 5 0 1 0
23/24 26 261 7 1 1 3.1
22/23 22 0 4 0 0 0
21/22 31 2,340 5 0 1 0.23
20/21 37 0 9 0 0 0
19/20 37 1,009 12 1 0 1.16
18/19 39 2,521 13 1 0 0.5
17/18 35 0 12 0 0 0
16/17 11 0 3 0 0 0
15/16 27 326 9 0 0 2.48
14/15 36 1,043 13 0 2 1.29
13/14 33 878 13 0 0 1.33
12/13 53 843 16 0 1 1.81
11/12 38 1,271 8 0 1 0.64
10/11 26 1,420 4 1 0 0.32
09/10 30 165 10 1 0 6
08/09 22 664 4 0 0 0.54
07/08 26 464 3 0 0 0.58
06/07 32 656 3 0 0 0.41
05/06 23 550 7 0 0 1.15
04/05 4 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Süper Lig
408 apps
20 G
92 A
Türkiye Kupasi
50 apps
8 G
12 A
1.Lig
32 apps
8 G
7 A
ToDS
14 apps
3 G
0 A
Europa League
32 apps
2 G
7 A
Europa League Qualifying
9 apps
1 G
5 A
Russian Cup
8 apps
1 G
2 A
Champions League Qu.
7 apps
1 G
0 A
Premier Liga
33 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
6 apps
0 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Caner Erkin

Who is Caner Erkin?

Caner Erkin is a Türkiye professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sakaryaspor.

How old is Caner Erkin?

Caner Erkin is 37 years old. He was born on October 4, 1988 in Balikesir.

What position does Caner Erkin play?

Caner Erkin plays as a left-back (Defender - Left-Back).

What club does Caner Erkin play for?

Caner Erkin currently plays for Sakaryaspor.

How many career goals has Caner Erkin scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Caner Erkin has scored 45 goals in 618 appearances.

What is Caner Erkin's market value?

Caner Erkin's most recent reported market value is €125k.