Eren Kinali

Eren Kinali (born 24 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Southend United as a midfielder.

Eren Kinali

Personal information
Full name	Eren Kinali[1]
Date of birth	24 February 2000
Place of birth	Hackney, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Southend United
Number	19
Youth career
	Interwood
–2019	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Southend United	8	(0)
2019	→ Royston Town (loan)	12	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:39, 30 September 2020 (UTC)

Career

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 6 appearances for Southend United across the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended by one year in May 2020.[8]

Personal life

Kinali is of Turkish descent, with family from the city of Kahramanmaraş.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 September 2020

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Southend United	2018–19[10]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[11]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2020–21[12]	League Two	2	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4
Career total			20	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	22	4

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. Eren Kinali at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
3. 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. "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. "Maraşlı Eren Kınalı, Southend United'da". Londra Gazete (in Turkish). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
10. "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
11. "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
12. "Games played by Eren Kinali in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.

External links

• Eren Kinali at Soccerway