Cem Felek

Cem Felek (born 12 May 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in Germany, he has represented both Turkey and Azerbaijan at youth level.

Cem Felek

Personal information
Full name	Cem Felek
Date of birth	(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Buchen, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfield
Youth career
2001–2008	SC Viktoria 06 Griesheim
2008–2013	Eintracht Frankfurt
2013–2014	VfL Bochum
2014–2015	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Fatih Karagümrük	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Antalyaspor (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	RoPS	11	(0)
2018	TSV Steinbach	9	(0)
2018	Levadia	14	(4)
2019–2020	KuPS	0	(0)
2019	→ KuFu-98 (loan)	6	(2)
2019–2020	→ Aris Limassol (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2021	VfB Ginsheim	13	(1)
2022	JK Narva Trans	6	(0)
International career
2010	Turkey U15	1	(0)
2012	Azerbaijan U17	11	(5)
2014	Azerbaijan U19	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2022

Club career

Youth career

Born in Buchen, Germany, Felek spent much of his youth career with German sides, most notably a 5-year spell with Eintracht Frankfurt. He was linked with a move to Spanish giants Barcelona in 2010, having scored over 1000 goals at youth level.^[1] In 2014, he transferred from Bochum to Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen,^[2] where he stayed for a year, making the first-team bench once in 2014 before being released in May 2015.^[3]

Fatih Karagümrük

In 2015, he was linked with a move to Turkish giants Galatasaray,^[4] but the move never materialised and Felek instead joined TFF Second League side Fatih Karagümrük in July.

Antalyaspor

In August 2015, Felek was loaned to Antalyaspor, where he featured for the Antalya-based club's 'B' team.^[5] He made his debut for Antalyaspor senior team in the Turkish Cup 1–0 away victory against Giresunspor on 21 January 2016. Felek also played in the Turkish Cup group stage match, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Lionel Enguene in a 0–0 home draw against Fenerbahçe on 27 January 2016.

RoPS

In January 2017, Cem Felek joined Finnish side RoPS.^[6] Felek made his Veikkausliiga debut for RoPS against VPS on 17 April 2017. He scored his first goal for RoPS in the Finnish Cup match against OPS in a 9–0 home victory on 11 February 2017.^[7]

KuPS

Felek went back to Finland for the 2019 season. The deal with KuPS was announced on 3 December 2018.^[8]

International career

Felek is eligible for Germany through his place of birth, Turkey through his parents, and Azerbaijan through his extended family.^[2] He played a single game for the Turkish under-15 side in 2010, a 3–0 victory over The Netherlands.^[9] He has represented Azerbaijan at under-17^[10] and under-19 level. In June 2012, he helped the under-17 side win silver medals at the Caspian Cup.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 03 December 2018.^[11]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fatih Karagümrük	2015–16	TFF Second League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Antalyaspor (loan)	2015–16	Süper Lig	0	0	2[a]	0	–		0	0	2	0
RoPS	2017	Veikkausliiga	11	0	4[b]	1	–		0	0	15	1
TSV Steinbach	2017–18	Regionalliga Südwest	9	0	0	0	–		0	0	9	0
Levadia	2018	Meistriliiga	3	1	0	1	–		0	0	3	0
Levadia U21	2018	Esiliiga	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
Kuopion Palloseura	2019	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			24	1	6	2	0	0	0	0	30	1

Notes

1. Appearances in the Turkish Cup
2. Appearances in the Finnish Cup