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Cenk Tosun is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Turkey national team.
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Tosun was born in Germany and represented the country from under-16 to under-21 level.
Born in Wetzlar in the German state of Hesse, Tosun began his career with Eintracht Frankfurt.
His sole first team appearance was on 8 May 2010 in the final match of the 2009-10 Bundesliga season as a 75th-minute substitute for Martin Fenin in a 3-1 loss at VfL Wolfsburg.
On 29 January 2011, Tosun joined Gaziantepspor for a €400,000 transfer fee.
He scored 10 goals in 14 league matches in his debut season.
After a less successful second season, he scored double digits in the following two campaigns and helped the club win the Spor Toto Cup in 2012.
He scored twice in the final, a 3-1 win over Orduspor on 17 May 2012.
On 4 February 2014, Beşiktaş signed Tosun on a five-year contract worth nearly €500,000, effective from the 2014-15 season.
In his first two campaigns at the Istanbul club, he was mainly a substitute, behind Demba Ba and Mario Gómez in the pecking order.
After Ba and Gómez left, he was a regular in the 2016-17 season, scoring 24 goals as his club won the Süper Lig title.
In 2017-18, Tosun scored four goals in six match as Beşiktaş won a UEFA Champions League group containing RB Leipzig, Porto and Monaco, including both of a 2-1 win at Monaco on 17 October.
On 5 January 2018, Tosun joined Premier League club Everton for a reported £27 million transfer fee, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Merseyside club.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 away loss against Burnley on 3 March.
Born in Wetzlar in the German state of Hesse, Tosun began his career with Eintracht Frankfurt.
His sole first team appearance was on 8 May 2010 in the final match of the 2009-10 Bundesliga season as a 75th-minute substitute for Martin Fenin in a 3-1 loss at VfL Wolfsburg.
On 29 January 2011, Tosun joined Gaziantepspor for a €400,000 transfer fee.
He scored 10 goals in 14 league matches in his debut season.
After a less successful second season, he scored double digits in the following two campaigns and helped the club win the Spor Toto Cup in 2012.
He scored twice in the final, a 3-1 win over Orduspor on 17 May 2012.
On 4 February 2014, Beşiktaş signed Tosun on a five-year contract worth nearly €500,000, effective from the 2014-15 season.
In his first two campaigns at the Istanbul club, he was mainly a substitute, behind Demba Ba and Mario Gómez in the pecking order.
After Ba and Gómez left, he was a regular in the 2016-17 season, scoring 24 goals as his club won the Süper Lig title.
In 2017-18, Tosun scored four goals in six match as Beşiktaş won a UEFA Champions League group containing RB Leipzig, Porto and Monaco, including both of a 2-1 win at Monaco on 17 October.
On 5 January 2018, Tosun joined Premier League club Everton for a reported £27 million transfer fee, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Merseyside club.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 away loss against Burnley on 3 March.
Manager Sam Allardyce praised Tosun when he received criticism for the start of his Everton career.
Tosun and fellow new signing Theo Walcott helped an Everton side that had struggled for goals in the first half of the season as the club finished in eighth place in the 2017-18 Premier League.
Under new manager Marco Silva, Tosun lost his starting place to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Moise Kean.
He stayed at the club for the 2019-20 season after rejecting moves to Galatasaray S.K. and Qatar's Al-Gharafa SC. [edit].
Tosun moved on loan to Crystal Palace for the rest of the 2019-20 season on 10 January 2020.
In his next game, a first start on 18 January, he scored in a 2-2 draw away to reigning champions Manchester City.
In March, Tosun was sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury picked up during training.
On 31 January 2021, Tosun returned to Beşiktaş on a loan deal until the end of the season.
On his league debut on 15 February, he came on as a 62nd-minute replacement for Vincent Aboubakar and scored twice in a 3-0 win at Gençlerbirliği.
Tosun played for Germany under-19 in qualification for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
In the qualifying group in Luxembourg, he scored twice in a 5-0 win over Moldova and a consolation goal in a 2-1 loss to Turkey.
He scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Poland in the Elite Round, but Germany did not advance to the finals in France.
Tosun and fellow new signing Theo Walcott helped an Everton side that had struggled for goals in the first half of the season as the club finished in eighth place in the 2017-18 Premier League.
Under new manager Marco Silva, Tosun lost his starting place to Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Moise Kean.
He stayed at the club for the 2019-20 season after rejecting moves to Galatasaray S.K. and Qatar's Al-Gharafa SC. [edit].
Tosun moved on loan to Crystal Palace for the rest of the 2019-20 season on 10 January 2020.
In his next game, a first start on 18 January, he scored in a 2-2 draw away to reigning champions Manchester City.
In March, Tosun was sidelined with an anterior cruciate ligament injury picked up during training.
On 31 January 2021, Tosun returned to Beşiktaş on a loan deal until the end of the season.
On his league debut on 15 February, he came on as a 62nd-minute replacement for Vincent Aboubakar and scored twice in a 3-0 win at Gençlerbirliği.
Tosun played for Germany under-19 in qualification for the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
In the qualifying group in Luxembourg, he scored twice in a 5-0 win over Moldova and a consolation goal in a 2-1 loss to Turkey.
He scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Poland in the Elite Round, but Germany did not advance to the finals in France.
On 16 November 2010, Tosun made his under-21 debut in a 2-0 friendly win over England in Wiesbaden, scoring a penalty for the second goal.
Tosun made his senior international debut for Turkey on 15 October 2013, replacing Selçuk İnan for the final 16 minutes of a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul; the result ended the Turks' hope of qualification.
On 13 November 2015, he scored his first international goal, the winner in a 2-1 friendly triumph away to Qatar.
He added another two goals on 24 March 2016 in a 2-1 friendly win over Sweden in Antalya.
Tosun was part of the 23-man squad chosen by head coach Fatih Terim for UEFA Euro 2016 in France.
Tosun then returned as an added-time substitute in the 2-0 win over the Czech Republic in Lens that was not enough to take Turkey to the round of 16.
In Turkey's failed qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup, Tosun scored five goals.
These were braces in both matches against Finland, and the only goal of a home win over eventual qualifiers Croatia on 5 September 2017.
Tosun made his senior international debut for Turkey on 15 October 2013, replacing Selçuk İnan for the final 16 minutes of a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul; the result ended the Turks' hope of qualification.
On 13 November 2015, he scored his first international goal, the winner in a 2-1 friendly triumph away to Qatar.
He added another two goals on 24 March 2016 in a 2-1 friendly win over Sweden in Antalya.
Tosun was part of the 23-man squad chosen by head coach Fatih Terim for UEFA Euro 2016 in France.
Tosun then returned as an added-time substitute in the 2-0 win over the Czech Republic in Lens that was not enough to take Turkey to the round of 16.
In Turkey's failed qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup, Tosun scored five goals.
These were braces in both matches against Finland, and the only goal of a home win over eventual qualifiers Croatia on 5 September 2017.
On 1 June 2018, Tosun scored a penalty to open a 2-2 friendly draw with Tunisia in Geneva, then was sent-off for the first time in his career for a confrontation with the Turkish fans; he said he intervened because he thought his father was being attacked in the crowd.
Tosun was Turkey's top scorer with five goals in Turkey's successful UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
These included braces in home and away 4-0 wins over Moldova.
Tosun has said his ability is equal with his left and right foot, as his father Senol forbade him from using his right foot in an attempt to strengthen his left.
While Tosun likens himself to Mario Gómez and Zlatan Ibrahimović, The Times writer Gary Jacob instead found him more similar to the English strikers Kevin Davies and Andy Carroll for his physicality.
On 11 October 2019, Tosun scored in the 90th minute of a 1-0 home win over Albania in a Euro 2020 qualifier, and was one of the Turkish players who participated in a "Military salute" goal celebration.
Tosun was Turkey's top scorer with five goals in Turkey's successful UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying.
These included braces in home and away 4-0 wins over Moldova.
Tosun has said his ability is equal with his left and right foot, as his father Senol forbade him from using his right foot in an attempt to strengthen his left.
While Tosun likens himself to Mario Gómez and Zlatan Ibrahimović, The Times writer Gary Jacob instead found him more similar to the English strikers Kevin Davies and Andy Carroll for his physicality.
On 11 October 2019, Tosun scored in the 90th minute of a 1-0 home win over Albania in a Euro 2020 qualifier, and was one of the Turkish players who participated in a "Military salute" goal celebration.
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