Gönen in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cenk Gönen | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Izmir, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Galatasaray | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2005 | Göztepe | ||
2005–2006 | Denizlispor | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2010 | Denizlispor | 35 | (0) |
2008 | → Altay (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2010–2015 | Beşiktaş | 63 | (0) |
2015– | Galatasaray | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2002 | Turkey U15 | 1 | (0) |
2004 | Turkey U16 | 10 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Turkey U17 | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Turkey U18 | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (0) |
2011 | Turkey A2 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Turkey | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 August 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:09, 21 February 2012 (UTC) |
Cenk Gönen (born 21 February 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Galatasaray.
After a season with Denizlispor in the 2006–07 season, he secured a first-team place as a goalkeeper. In the 2007–08 season, he was given the number 1 squad number. After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants Beşiktaş for €1m, plus a player in exchange. He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of Hakan Arıkan.
On 22 February 2014 during a game against Galatasaray which ended 1-0 for Galatasaray Cenk fell unconscious after colliding with teammate Pedro Franco in an attempt to dive for the ball.