Volkan Şen (born 7 July 1987) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger. He is mostly known for his long shots, his dribbling and speed.
Club career He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor between 2000–02. He started his professional career at Bursaspor in 2005 as an 18-year-old and loaned again to Bursa Merinosspor between 2005–07. In his first season, he made his mark in league (scored 3 goals in 25 matches) and cup competitions (played 4 matches).
In August 2011, Volkan signed for Trabzonspor on a 4-year contract. But in August 2013, Volkan was brought to tears from insults emanating from Trabzonspor supporters and eventually abandoned the pitch. The fans were insulting his recently deceased mother.
In 2014, he returned to Bursaspor, and in 2015 he signed for Fenerbahçe. On 25 May 2016, he was suspended five months from UEFA competitions after pushing referee Ivan Bebek following an incident where he sent off in a UEFA Europa League round of 16 game against Braga on 17 March 2016.
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the contract between Şen and Fenerbahçe was terminated. Towards the end of the 2017 summer transfer period, he was signed by his former club Trabzonspor. After only half a season, Şen left Trabzon and moved to Konyaspor.
After Şen had been a free agent for the 2018–19 season, he signed a two-year contract with TFF First League club Adana Demirspor in the summer of 2019. It was reported that he left the club in June 2021. According to the Turkish Football Federation, his contract with Adana Demirspor has been extended to 2023 on 1 June 2021 and was not terminated. Despite that, the club did not register him for their league roster for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 season. A loan to Tuzlaspor was arranged in February 2022 and then terminated in late March without Şen making any appearances for Tuzlaspor.
International career He made his debut for Turkey at the age of 22, starting in a 2–0 friendly win against Honduras on 3 March 2010. He is part of the Turkey national team for Euro 2016. On 11 November 2016, Şen scored his first goal ever for Turkey in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kosovo. Turkey won 2–0.
Career statistics
Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBursaspor2007–08Süper Lig2514100—2922008–09Süper Lig2316000—2912009–10Süper Lig2775000—3272010–11Süper Lig2722050103522011–12Süper Lig000030—30Total10211170801012812Trabzonspor2011–12Süper Lig2531000—2632012–13Süper Lig1534120—2142013–14Süper Lig300050—80Total436517000557Bursaspor2013–14Süper Lig1303100—1612014–15Süper Lig30129520—4117Total431212620005718Fenerbahçe2015–16Süper Lig25582100—4372016–17Süper Lig2602150—331Total51510315000768Trabzonspor2017–18Süper Lig301200—42Konyaspor2018–19Süper Lig1010000—101Adana Demirspor2019–20TFF First League30900——3092020–21TFF First League14110——151Total44101000004510Career total2964548133201037758
International +TurkeyYearAppsGoals201020201420201580201661201721Total202
International goals As of 18 June 2017. Turkey score listed first, score column indicates score after each Şen goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition1. 11 November 2016 New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey 24 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification2. 11 June 2017 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania 26 1–0 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Bursaspor Süper Lig: 2009–10
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