Semih Şentürk

Lore & Background

Şentürk started his career at Özçamdibispor, a local club in İzmir in 1993. He joined Fenerbahçe's youth system in 1999 and was promoted to the senior team in 2001. Şentürk cemented his place in the team during the 2007–08 Süper Lig season, in which he scored 17 goals and finished the season as league top scorer. His four goals against MTK Budapest on 6 August 2008 meant that Semih became only the second Turkish player after Fethi Heper to score four goals in a single European match. In 2008, he signed his first extension contract keeping him at the club until May 2010. In 2011, he signed another contract extension which kept him at the club until 2014, though his contract was terminated in 2013. On 26 January 2014, he signed for Antalyaspor and scored his first goal for his new team. Later on, he played for İstanbul Başakşehir and Eskişehirspor.

Reader's Guide

Şentürk's club career at Fenerbahçe spanned from 1999 to 2014, during which he won 5 Süper Lig titles (2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11) and 2 Turkish Cup titles (2011–12, 2012–13). He also won the Süper Kupa in 2007 and 2009. He was the top-scorer of the Süper Lig in the 2007–08 season with 17 goals. After leaving Fenerbahçe on 19 June 2013, he scored his first goal for Antalyaspor on 26 January 2014.

He later played for İstanbul Başakşehir and Eskişehirspor. Internationally, Şentürk was part of Turkey at UEFA Euro 2008, in which Turkey reached the semi-finals and earned a bronze medal. In November 2020, Fenerbahçe confirmed the return of Şentürk, who returned to the club as an academy coach. In July 2023, after several different positions in the club's academy, Şentürk was promoted to head coach of the club's U-19 team. On 18 September 2024, he announced his resignation from this position.