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
–2019 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Southend United 8 (0)
2019 → Royston Town (loan) 12 (4)
2021 → Brightlingsea Regent (loan) 6 (2)
2021–2022 → Hendon (loan) 19 (5)
2022–2023 Etimesgut Belediyespor 22 (3)
2023 → İnegölspor (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

Youth and Southend United

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

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

Career statistics

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

  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.