Volkan Şen

Volkan Şen — Biography

Volkan Şen is a right winger who played in the Bursaspor side that won the Süper Lig in 2009-10. He is known for his long-range shots, his dribbling and his pace. He won 26 caps for the Turkey senior team, was in the squad for Euro 2016, and in 2016 was named to the Turkish team of the year and won the assist of the year award.

Born in the Arabayatağı neighbourhood of Bursa's Yıldırım district, he moved from Arabayatağıspor into the Bursaspor academy. He began his professional career with Bursaspor in 2005, was loaned to Bursa Merinosspor in 2005-07 and joined the first team in 2007-08. In August 2011, on the decision of coach Ertuğrul Sağlam, he was left out of the squad and moved to Trabzonspor; in his first season he scored 3 goals in 23 league matches, and in 2012-13 he played 6 matches and scored once for the team that reached the Turkish Cup final. In January 2014 he returned to Bursaspor, and in August 2015 he signed for Fenerbahçe, where he stayed until July 2017. He went back to Trabzonspor in September 2017, joined Konyaspor in January 2018, and in 2019 signed for the first-division side Adana Demirspor.

He made his debut for Turkey at 22, in a 2-0 friendly win over Honduras on 3 March 2010. On 11 November 2016 he scored his first goal for the national team in a 2-0 win over Kosovo in a 2018 World Cup qualifier. In all he has worn the national shirt 30 times, four of them for the under-21s.