Cihan Çanak
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005
Place of birth Verviers, Belgium
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 61
Youth career
Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Standard Liège 45 (1)
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 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2021

Cihan Çanak (born 24 January 2005) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Standard Liège.[1]

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]

International career

Already an international with Belgium under-15s,[2] Cihan Çanak was also selected with the under-17 in October 2021,[9] whilst also being called for Turkey youth teams, from the under-14[10] to the under-17.[3][11]

Personal life

Çanak is of Turkish descent.

References

  1. ↑ Cihan Çanak at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Delfino, Olivier (5 October 2021). "Le Verviétois Cihan Canak signe un nouveau contrat au Standard de Liège". La Meuse (in French). Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Le joueur verviétois de 16 ans, qui est ailier de formation, a déjà été appelé en équipe nationale belge chez les U15.
  3. 1 2 Rizzi, Anthony (18 March 2019). "Le double rêve du Verviétois Cihan Canak appelé par la Belgique et la Turquie". L'Avenir (in French). Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Schyns, Didier (7 July 2021). "Un bon test à Lens pour le Standard: «Il faudra avoir du répondant», prévient Mbaye Leye". Le Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Jacques, Maxime (16 July 2021). "Au Standard, les gamins sont sur le bon chemin". La Dernière Heure (in French). Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Ruts, Jelle (5 October 2021). "Standard komt met goed nieuws: jeugdtalent tekent contract". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Fiammetti, Alexandre (26 December 2021). "Nouveau camouflet pour le Standard de Liège qui ne parvient pas à clôturer l'année sur une belle note". Walfoot.be. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  8. ↑ Heylen, Jens (26 December 2021). "Standard op eigen veld onderuit tegen Zulte Waregem". De Standaard (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "De hoopvolle toekomst van de Rode Duivels: de 3 aanstormende generaties voorgesteld". Sporza (in Dutch). 14 October 2021. Archived from the original on 14 October 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "U14 Milli Takımı'nın hazırlık kampı aday kadrosu açıklandı". TFF (in Turkish). 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "U17 Milli Takımının aday kadrosu açıklandı". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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