Cihan Çanak
Belgian footballer
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Cihan Çanak (born 24 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays for Gençlerbirliği, on loan from Trabzonspor.[1] Born in Belgium, he represented it on junior levels before switching allegiance to Turkey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Verviers, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Gençlerbirliği (on loan from Trabzonspor) | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Standard Liège | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Standard Liège | 70 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | SL16 FC | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Trabzonspor | 23 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Gençlerbirliği (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Belgium U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Turkey U21 | 10 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Early life
Çanak is from Verviers, in the Wallonian province of Liège, with his family being of Turkish origins.[2][3]
Club career
Cihan Çanak first joined Standard de Liège's first team during the summer 2021 pre-season,[4][5] before signing a new contract with the club the following October.[2][6] He made his professional debut for the Standard on 26 December 2021, replacing Niels Nkounkou in the last minutes of a 0–1 home Division 1A defeat against Zulte-Waregem.[7][8]
On 28 June 2024, Çanak signed a contract with Trabzonspor for three years with an option for a fourth year.[9] On his Trabzonsport debut on 25 July 2024 in a Europa League qualifier against Ružomberok, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[10]
International career
Personal life
Çanak is of Turkish descent.
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