Volkan Şen


Volkan Şen is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Adana Demirspor. He is mostly known for his long shots, his dribbling and speed.

Career

He was born in Bursa and started playing football in Bursa Merinosspor between 2000–2002. He started his professional career at Bursaspor in 2005 as an 18-year-old and loaned again to Bursa Merinosspor between 2005–2007. In his first season, he made his mark in league and cup competitions. In August 2011, signed Volkan 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.

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 Turkish 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.

International goals

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 November 2016New Antalya Stadium, Antalya, Turkey242–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.11 June 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania261–04–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

;Bursaspor