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Former Premier League star Jonjo Shelvey appears to be thriving in the Turkish league.

The 31-year-old, who was recently in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest, scored for Rizespor against Istanbulspor this weekend.

Former Newcastle midfielder Shelvey took a leaf out of Bayern Munich star Harry Kane's book, shooting from inside his own half.

His strike went in and gave his team a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of their league contest.

Shelvey will be hoping the goal can instigate a run of scoring form in Turkey, as this was his first goal all season.

Rizespor are currently midtable in the Super Lig after an indifferent start to the campaign.

This article first appeared on Tribal Football and was syndicated with permission.

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