Rıza Şen

Rıza Şen — Biography

Rıza Şen was born on 8 March 1986 in Of, in Trabzon province. A former midfielder, he began playing at the age of 11 with G.O.P Taşköprü, moved to Karadenizspor in 1999 and joined Beşiktaş in 2004. He was an ever-present name in the Beşiktaş A2 side in 2004-05 and signed a professional contract in 2005. He made his first-team debut on 21 January 2006 against Kayseri Erciyesspor, coming on in the 76th minute for Ali Tandoğan.

Without a regular place at Beşiktaş, he was loaned to a string of clubs: Etimesgut Şekerspor in 2006-07, then Arsinspor at the mid-season break; Zeytinburnuspor in 2007-08, then Eyüpspor midway through; and First League side Kasımpaşa in 2008-09. In 2009-10 he played for Orduspor, and his Beşiktaş contract ran out in 2011. Alanyaspor is also among the clubs he played for.

His international experience came at under-20 level: he was first called up for a friendly against Romania on 27 May 2006 and played the last 20 minutes.