Eren Kinali (born 24 February 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Etimesgut Belediyespor.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eren Kinali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-24) 24 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Etimesgut Belediyespor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Interwood | |||
| 0000–2019 | 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– | Etimesgut Belediyespor | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 1 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
Kinali is of Turkish descent, with family from the city of Kahramanmaraş.[12]
| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||