| Cenk Şahin | |
| Fullname: | Enver Cenk Şahin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Zonguldak, Turkey |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Winger, attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Şanlıurfaspor |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2008 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zonguldak Belediyespor |
| Youthyears2: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Zonguldak Kömürspor |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs3: | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Years1: | 2011–2017 |
| Clubs1: | İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Caps1: | 66 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → FC St. Pauli (loan) |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | FC St. Pauli |
| Caps3: | 30 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | Kayserispor |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Gaziantep |
| Caps6: | 28 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Bursaspor |
| Caps7: | 37 |
| Goals7: | 11 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Şanlıurfaspor |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | Turkey U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Turkey U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam3: | Turkey U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalteam4: | Turkey U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam5: | Turkey U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2013–2015 |
| Nationalteam6: | Turkey U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 29 November 2023 |
Enver Cenk Şahin (born 22 September 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Şanlıurfaspor.
Şahin started his youth career at Zonguldak Kömürspor, before joining İstanbul Başakşehir in 2010. He made his debut as a substitute in a 4–2 victory against Samsunspor on 29 January 2012.[2]
On 26 July 2016, Şahin joined FC St. Pauli for one year with an option to sign permanently.[3] [4] In May 2017, the club announced they had exercised the option to sign him permanently with Şahin agreeing to a contract until 2021. The transfer fee paid to İstanbul Başakşehir was reported as €2 million.[5] On 25 January 2019, he joined Ingolstadt on loan until the end of the season.[6] He was released by St Pauli in October 2019 after posting comments supporting Turkish soldiers in Syria.[7]
After the release, he joined Turkish side Kayserispor on a free transfer until the end of the season.[8]
On 6 August 2020, Şahin joined rival Gaziantep, on a 3-year deal.[9]
On 17 February 2022, Şahin joined 1.Lig side Bursaspor.[10]
On 13 September 2023, Şahin joined 1.Lig club Şanlıurfaspor.[11]
Şahin represented Turkey at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | TFF First League | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig | 18 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 7 | |||
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2017–18 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 6 | |||
| FC Ingolstadt 04 (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Gaziantep | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Bursaspor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | TFF Second League | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 10 | |||
| Total | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |||
| Şanlıurfaspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 25 | |||
In October 2019 Şahin stated open support for the Turkish operation in Northern Syria: "We stand on the side of our heroic military and the armies. Our prayers are with you!" This caused negative reactions among the fans of St. Pauli.[12] Following the uproar, the club took the decision to release the player from the club even though his wages would be paid.[13]