Cihan Çanak

Cihan Çanak is a professional footballer who plays for Trabzonspor. Born in Belgium, he represented it on junior levels before switching allegiance to Turkey.

Early life

Çanak is from Verviers, in the Wallonian province of Liège, with his family being of Turkish origins.

Cihan Çanak first joined Standard de Liège's first team during the summer 2021 pre-season, before signing a new contract with the club the following October. He made his professional debut for the Standard on 26 December 2021, replacing Niels Nkounkou in the last minutes of a 0–1 home Division 1A defeat against Zulte-Waregem.
On 28 June 2024, Çanak signed a contract with Trabzonspor for three years with an option for a fourth year. On his Trabzonsport debut on 25 July 2024 in a Europa League qualifier against Ružomberok, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory.

Already an international with Belgium under-15s, Cihan Çanak was also selected with the under-17 in October 2021, whilst also being called for Turkey youth teams, from the under-14 to the under-17.

Çanak is of Turkish descent.