Şahin Aygüneş

Şahin Aygüneş — Biography

Şahin Aygüneş is a forward who was born and raised in Germany and is best known in the Süper Lig for his time at Kasımpaşa. He was born in Ansbach and grew up in Hockenheim; holding both Turkish and German citizenship, he was eligible for either national team and chose Turkey at youth level.

He started out with local club FV 08 in Hockenheim and then came through the youth sides of Waldhof Mannheim and Karlsruher SC; after a season at Karlsruher SC II he signed a five-year contract with Kasımpaşa in summer 2009. In his first season he made 17 Süper Lig appearances with 6 goals and 3 assists; in November 2009 he scored the third goal in Kasımpaşa's 3-1 win away at Fenerbahçe shortly after coming on. In 2010-11, under Yılmaz Vural, he mostly partnered Ersen Martin up front and stood out with a goal and an assist in September 2010's 6-2 win over Fenerbahçe. The team was relegated that season and returned to the Süper Lig through the play-offs in 2011-12. In January 2014 he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Trabzonspor, and in August 2014 he agreed terms with Antalyaspor. He later played in Germany for 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen and also turned out for Şile Yıldızspor.

He played for Turkey's under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 teams and scored 7 goals in international colors; in 2010-11 he was in the under-21 squad.