Cenk Gönen


Cenk Gönen is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Alanyaspor

Club career

After a season with Denizlispor in the 2006–07 season, he secured a first-team place as a goalkeeper. In the 2007–08 season, he was given the number 1 squad number. After an impressive season with Denizlispor, Cenk was transferred to Turkish giants Beşiktaş for €1 million, plus a player in exchange. He signed a five-year contract with the club, shortly after the arrival of Hakan Arıkan.
On 22 February 2014 during a game against Galatasaray which ended 1-0 for Galatasaray Cenk fell unconscious after colliding with teammate Pedro Franco in an attempt to dive for the ball.

Personal life

Cenk is the nephew of Ali Artuner, who was also a goalkeeper for the Turkey national football team.

Club statistics

Honours

Beşiktaş
Galatasaray SK