Serkan İnan

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Serkan Inan
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No. 10–AIK Basket
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 38)
Sundbyberg, Sweden
NationalitySwedish / Turkish
Listed height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Career information
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2005 Solna Vikings
2005–2006 Fenerbahçe
2006–2008 Alpella
2008–2009 Kepez Belediyesi
2009–2010 Antalya BB
2010–2011 Oyak Renault
2011–2012Solna Vikings
2012 Hacettepe Üniversitesi
2012–2013 Stockholm Eagles
2013–2015Solna Vikings
2015–2023 AIK
Career highlights and awards

Serkan Inan (born 5 November 1986) is a Swedish-Turkish former professional basketball player who currently plays for the AIK of the Swedish 2nd division North Svealand. He has previously played for multiple teams in the Turkish Basketball League.

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Professional career

Inan began his professional career with the Solna Vikings in 2003 and went on to play two seasons for the club before moving to Turkey where he signed with Fenerbahçe for the 2005–06 season.

In 2006, Inan signed with Alpella where he went on to play two seasons for the club. After spending the 2008–09 season with Kepez Belediyesi, Inan joined Antalya BB in July 2009 where he spent the 2009–10 season. [1]

On 1 December 2010, Inan signed with Oyak Renault for the rest of the 2010–11 season. [2] [3]

In 2011, Inan returned to Sweden and signed with the Solna Vikings for 2011–12 season, joining the club for a second stint. In January 2012, he left Solna after appearing in 14 games and went back to Turkey where he signed with Hacettepe Üniversitesi for the rest of the season.

Following the death of his father in April 2012, Inan returned to Sweden once again and signed with the Stockholm Eagles for the 2012–13 season. [4]

On August 17, 2013, Inan signed with the Solna Vikings for the 2013–14 season, returning to the club for a third stint. [5] However, he managed just nine games in 2013–14 after an injury sustained three games into the season kept him out of action for four months. Despite his poor showing, he re-signed with the club in August 2014 for the 2014–15 season. [6]

Inan re-signed with AIK of the Swedish 2nd division North Svealand on September 3, 2020. [7]

International career

After playing for the Swedish national junior teams, Inan made his senior team debut in 2006 and has since made multiple appearance for Sweden.

Personal

Inan's father, Mehmet, died in April 2012 after a long battle with cancer. [4] His brother, Erkan, is also a professional basketball player; the two played alongside each other with the Solna Vikings in 2013–14. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Serkan İnan Antalya'da (in Turkish)
  2. ↑ Serkan İnan Oyak'ta (in Turkish)
  3. ↑ Oyak Renault inks Serkan Inan
  4. 1 2 De flyttade hem – efter pappans död (in Swedish)
  5. 1 2 Bröderna Inan tillbaka i Solna Vikings! Archived 2014-12-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  6. ↑ Solna keeps Inan for another season
  7. ↑ "Inan re-signs at AIK Basket". Eurobasket. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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