Eren Kinali

Eren Kinali
Personal information
Full name Eren Kinali[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Interwood
0000–2019 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Southend United 8 (0)
2019Royston Town (loan) 12 (4)
2021Brightlingsea Regent (loan) 6 (2)
2021–2022Hendon (loan) 19 (5)
2022–2023 Etimesgut Belediyespor 22 (3)
2023İnegölspor (loan) 0 (0)
2023 → Hacettepe 1945 SK (loan) 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023

Eren Kinali (born 24 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

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Youth and Southend United

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Born in Hackney,[2] Kinali played youth football for Interwood, before joining the academy of Southend United after impressing Southend after scoring a hat-trick in a trial match against them at under-15 level.[3] In April 2016, Kinali was offered a scholarship at Southend United.[4]

He joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Royston Town on loan in February 2019 and made his debut for the club in a 3–0 win against Banbury United the following day.[5][6] He made 12 appearances for Royston, scoring four goals.[7]

Kinali made his debut for Southend on 3 December 2019, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for Brandon Goodship in a 1–1 draw away at Burton Albion.[3] After six appearances for Southend United across the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended by one year in May 2020.[8]

On 27 November 2021, he joined Southern League Premier Division South side Hendon on a one-month loan deal, going straight into the squad to face Walton Casuals.[9]

In May 2022, Kinali was released by Southend United.[10] On 24 July 2022, he joined TFF Second League side Etimesgut Belediyespor on a one-year deal with the option of a second.[11]

Personal life

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Kinali is of Turkish descent, with family from the city of Kahramanmaraş.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 23 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United 2018–19[13] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20[14] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2020–21[15] League Two 2 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 4 0
2021–22[16] National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
Royston Town (loan) 2018–19[7] Southern League Premier Division Central 12 4 12 4
Brightlingsea Regent (loan) 2021–22[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 2 0 0 6 2
Hendon (loan) 2021–22[7] Southern League Premier Division South 19 5 19 5
Career total 45 11 0 0 1 0 1 0 47 11
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Southend United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 66. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Eren Kinali at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Phillips, Chris (5 December 2019). "Eren Kinali is hungry to build on Southend United debut". Southend Echo. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ Phillips, Chris (15 April 2016). "Eight youngsters handed scholarships at Blues". Southend Echo. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Crows announce 3 new signings!". Royston Town F.C. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  6. ^ Street, Tim (12 February 2019). "Watters full of praise for Royston's new crop of youngsters". Cambridge News. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Eren Kinali". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  8. ^ Phillips, Chris (20 May 2020). "Blues youngsters Eren Kinali and Richard Taylor have contracts extended". Southend United F.C. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Southend midfielder joins temporarily". Hendon F.C. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  10. ^ "RETAINED LIST". Southend United F.C. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Etimesgut Belediyespor'a İngiltere'den 2 transfer!". sporanki.com (in Turkish). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Maraşlı Eren Kınalı, Southend United'da". Londra Gazete (in Turkish). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. ^ "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. ^ "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. ^ "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. ^ "Brightlingsea Regent - Appearances - Eren Kinali". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
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