{{short description|English footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use British English|date=March 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Eren Kinali | image = | fullname = Eren Kinali<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/efl-professional-retain-list--free-transfers---2018-19.pdf|title=Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Southend United|publisher=English Football League|page=66|accessdate=25 February 2020}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2000|2|24}} | birth_place = Hackney, England | height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}<ref name="soccerway">{{soccerway|eren-kinali/643591|accessdate=30 September 2020}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Interwood | youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2019 | youthclubs2 = Southend United | years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Southend United | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2019 | clubs2 = → Royston Town (loan) | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2021 | clubs3 = → Brightlingsea Regent (loan) | caps3 = 6 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = → Hendon (loan) | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 5 | years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = Etimesgut Belediyespor | caps5 = 22 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = → İnegölspor (loan) | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = → Hacettepe 1945 SK (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0 | club-update = 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,<ref name="soccerway" /> 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.<ref name="echo" /> In April 2016, Kinali was offered a scholarship at Southend United.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Chris |date=15 April 2016 |title=Eight youngsters handed scholarships at Blues |language=en |work=Southend Echo |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/14429049.eight-youngsters-handed-scholarships-at-southend-united/ |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2019 |title=Crows announce 3 new signings! |url=https://www.roystontownfc.co.uk/club-news/crows-announce-3-new-signings/ |access-date=25 July 2020 |publisher=Royston Town F.C. |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Street |first=Tim |date=12 February 2019 |title=Watters full of praise for Royston's new crop of youngsters |work=Cambridge News |url=https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/watters-full-praise-roystons-new-15821390 |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> He made 12 appearances for Royston, scoring four goals.<ref name="aylesbury united">{{Cite web |title=Eren Kinali |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/eren-kinali |access-date=25 July 2020 |website=www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk |publisher=Aylesbury United F.C.}}</ref>
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.<ref name="echo">{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Chris |date=5 December 2019 |title=Eren Kinali is hungry to build on Southend United debut |language=en |work=Southend Echo |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/18082349.kinali-hungry-blues/ |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> After six appearances for Southend United across the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended by one year in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Chris |date=20 May 2020 |title=Blues youngsters Eren Kinali and Richard Taylor have contracts extended |language=en |work=Southend United F.C. |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/18462187.blues-youngsters-eren-kinali-richard-taylor-contracts-extended/ |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 November 2021 |title=Southend midfielder joins temporarily |language=en |work=Hendon F.C.|url=https://www.hendonfc.net/News/8479/Southend+midfielder+joins+temporarily|access-date=2 December 2021}}</ref>
In May 2022, Kinali was released by Southend United.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southendunited.co.uk/news/2022/may/retained-list/|title=RETAINED LIST|publisher=Southend United F.C.|date=18 May 2022|accessdate=26 July 2022}}</ref> On 24 July 2022, he joined TFF Second League side Etimesgut Belediyespor on a one-year deal with the option of a second.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sporanki.com/haber/etimesgut-belediyespora-ingiltereden-2-transfer-11201|title=Etimesgut Belediyespor'a İngiltere'den 2 transfer!|website=sporanki.com|date=24 July 2022|accessdate=26 July 2022|language=Turkish}}</ref>
==Personal life== Kinali is of Turkish descent, with family from the city of Kahramanmaraş.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 June 2016 |title=Maraşlı Eren Kınalı, Southend United'da |language=tr |work=Londra Gazete |url=https://londragazete.com/spor/68064/eren-kinali-southend-unitedda/|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 23 April 2022}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|Southend United |2018–19<ref name="2018/19">{{Soccerbase season|id=126491|season=2018}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2019–20<ref name="2019/20">{{Soccerbase season|id=126491|season=2019}}</ref> |League One |6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |2020–21<ref name="2020/21">{{Soccerbase season|126491|2020}}</ref> |League Two |2||0||0||0||1||0||1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}||0||4||0 |- |2021–22<ref name="2021/22">{{Soccerbase season|id=126491|season=2021}}</ref> |National League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !8!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!10!!0 |- |Royston Town (loan) |2018–19<ref name="aylesbury united" /> |Southern League Premier Division Central |12||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||4 |- |Brightlingsea Regent (loan) |2021–22<ref>{{Cite news |title=Brightlingsea Regent - Appearances - Eren Kinali |url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/brightlingsea-regent/appearances/eren-kinali/931779 |publisher=Football Web Pages |accessdate=1 May 2022}}</ref> |Isthmian League Premier Division |6||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||6||2 |- |Hendon (loan) |2021–22<ref name="aylesbury united" /> |Southern League Premier Division South |19||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||5 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !45!!11!!0!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!47!!11 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|eren-kinali/643591}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinali, Eren}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hackney Category:People from Hackney, London Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Southend United F.C. players Category:Royston Town F.C. players Category:Brightlingsea Regent F.C. players Category:Hendon F.C. players Category:İnegölspor footballers Category:English Football League players Category:Southern Football League players Category:TFF 2. Lig players Category:TFF Third League players Category:English people of Turkish descent Category:English expatriate men's footballers Category:English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:21st-century English sportsmen