Erkan Zengin (born 5 August 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for IFK Haninge.[1] A full international between 2013 and 2016, he won 21 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2016.
Zengin was born in Kulu, Turkey – but moved to Stockholm, Sweden, together with his Turkish parents when he was a few weeks old.[2][3] He grew up in Botkyrka and started to play football at age six with the local club Norsborgs IF. In 1994, at age 9, he moved to Hammarby IF.[4]
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.[5]
On 28 July 2016, Zengin joined Eskişehirspor again.[6]
Zengin played for his birth country Turkey in youth competitions, before choosing to represent the Sweden 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 against Slovakia.[8] He was a squad player for Sweden at Euro 2016, where he came on as a substitute in the last group game against Belgium.[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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