Semih Şentürk

Semih Şentürk (born 29 April 1983) is a Turkish former international footballer who played as a striker.

Semih Şentürk
Şentürk in 2014
Personal information
Full name Semih Şentürk
Date of birth (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983
Place of birth İzmir, Turkey
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1993–1999 Özçamdibispor
1999–2002 Fenerbahçe A2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Fenerbahçe A2 56 (63)
2001–2013 Fenerbahçe 205 (56)
2001–2002 → İzmirspor (loan) 22 (3)
2014 Antalyaspor 13 (3)
2014–2016 İstanbul Başakşehir 31 (11)
2016–2018 Eskişehirspor 47 (18)
Total 374 (154)
International career
2003–2005 Turkey U21 21[1] (6)
2007–2011 Turkey 28 (8)
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
Men's football
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2008 Austria & Switzerland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2018

He has spent most of his club career at Fenerbahçe where he played between 1999 and 2014, winning 5 Süper Lig and 2 Turkish Cup titles, having risen through the ranks of the Fenerbahçe youth section. Şentürk was a part of Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008, in which Turkey reaches semi-finals. Şentürk was the top-scorer of Süper Lig in 2007–08 season with 17 goals.

Club career
Şentürk among the Fenerbahçe line-up against Chelsea

Şentürk started his career at Özçamdibispor, a local club in İzmir in 1993. He joined Fenerbahçe in 1999. Şentürk cemented his place in the team during 2007–08 season, in which he scored 17 goals and finished the season as Süper Lig's top scorer. His more prominent role in the team was rewarded after he was named as the vice-captain of the team in 2007 after the departure of the former captains Ümit Özat and Tuncay. His four goals against MTK Budapest on 6 August 2008 meant that Semih became only the second Turkish player after Fethi Heper to score four goals in a single European match. In 2008, he signed his first extension contract keeping him at the club until May 2010. In 2011, he signed another contract extension which will keep him at the club until 2014.

On 19 June 2013 Şentürk left Fenerbahçe. On 26 January 2014, Semih scored his first goal for his new team Antalyaspor. Later on, he played for İstanbul Başakşehir and Eskişehirspor.

International career
Semih Şentürk playing for Turkey in 2010

Şentürk was included to Turkey by Fatih Terim. On 11 June he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute and in the 57th minute of the second Group A encounter against Switzerland and scored the equalizer with a powerful header outjumping Swiss defence and beating the goalkeeper, even though he got a hand on it. In the quarter-finals match versus Croatia, Şentürk scored a last-second equalizer, leading team to beat Croatia through the penalty shootouts.

In Euro 2008 semi-final against Germany turned out to have a thriller ending in which Şentürk played a key role. In the 86th minute, just 7 minutes after Miroslav Klose's goal, Şentürk took a low cross provided by teammate Sabri Sarıoğlu and steered in the crucial equalizer. However, his side went on to be defeated as Germany's winger-back Philipp Lahm managed to score a decisive goal in the 90th minute, which knocked out Turkey eventually. Upon the end of the competition, Şentürk received many plaudits for his last minute heroics, with the press labeling him as the super-sub of the tournament.[2]

Career statistics

Player

Source:[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fenerbahçe 2002–03 Süper Lig 13310—143
2003–04 13111—142
2004–05 3010—40
2005–06 22954102813
2006–07 18177723210
2007–08 271730823819
2008–09 24751663514
2009–10 2162160297
2010–11 251044203114
2011–12 22132—253
2012–13 1718320274
2013–14 00000000
Total 20556402332927789
Antalyaspor 2013–14 Süper Lig 13352—185
Total 13352—185
İstanbul Başakşehir 2014–15 Süper Lig 231110—2411
2015–16 7096—166
Total 3011106—4017
Career total 248705531329335111

International

Source:[4]

Turkey national team
YearAppsGoals
200720
200865
200971
2010102
201130
Total288

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.
29 May 2008
MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany Finland2 – 02–0Friendly
2.
11 June 2008
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland1 – 12–1UEFA Euro 2008
3.
20 June 2008
Ernst Happel Stadion, Wien, Austria Croatia1 – 11–1UEFA Euro 2008
4.
25 June 2008
St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland Germany2 – 22–3UEFA Euro 2008
5.
6 September 2008
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia0 – 20–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.
1 April 2009
Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Spain1 – 01–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.
26 May 2010
Veterans Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut Northern Ireland2 – 02–0Friendly
8.
7 September 2010
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Belgium2 – 13–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Fenerbahçe

Turkey

Individual

Notes
  1. Includes Türkiye Kupası, Süper Kupa
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "SEMİH ŞENTÜRK – Player Details TFF". tff.org.tr.
  2. "Highlights: Croatia 1-1 Turkey (1-3 pens)". BBC News. 21 June 2008.
  3. "Semih Şentürk – İstatistik, Maçlar, Kariyer, Kupalar – Mackolik.com". mackolik.com.
  4. "Semih Şentürk – National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. "Regulations of theUEFA European Football Championship" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. "Germany-Turkey | Line-ups | UEFA EURO". UEFA. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  7. "UEFA EURO 2008™ squad lists announced" (PDF). UEFA. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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