based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Sakaryaspor.
Scout report
C. Erkin is a 37-year-old full-back at Sakaryaspor, rated 4.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 113th of 114 on scout potential in the 1. Lig. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.15 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Erkin.
Judged on this season alone, Erkin graded 4 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 18th of 20 of the 20 full-backs in the 1. Lig, on 1 clean sheet and 2.155 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 5, 20th of 20 of the 20 full-backs in the 1. Lig. At 37 Erkin is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Sakaryaspor finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 12 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.39 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.39 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 4.7, Erkin carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 1. Lig of 20 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.15 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.
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