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Turkish footballer

Mert Çetin
Personal information
Full name Yıldırım Mert Çetin
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team Ankaragücü
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2016 Gençlerbirliği
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Hacettepe 30 (1)
2017–2019 Gençlerbirliği 27 (1)
2019–2021 Roma 6 (0)
2020–2021 → Hellas Verona (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2024 Hellas Verona 2 (0)
2022 → Kayserispor (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023 → Lecce (loan) 1 (0)
2023 → Adana Demirspor (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024 → Ankaragücü (loan) 18 (0)
2024– Ankaragücü 10 (0)
International career
2019– Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019

Yıldırım Mert Çetin (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ankaragücü. He also represents the Turkey national team.

Club career

Çetin made his professional debut for Gençlerbirliği in a 2–1 Süper Lig loss to Kayserispor on 19 November 2017.

On 16 August 2019, Çetin joined Italian Serie A club Roma. He was sent on a one-year loan to Hellas Verona on 25 August 2020, with an option to purchase.

On 15 January 2022, Hellas Verona announced that Çetin had been loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor.

On 6 August 2022, Çetin joined Lecce on loan with an option to buy.

On 19 January 2023, Çetin was loaned to Adana Demirspor, with an option to buy.

On 10 July 2023, Hellas Verona announced that Çetin had been sent on a season-long loan to Ankaragücü, with a future option to buy.

International career

He made his debut for Turkey national team on 17 November 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Andorra, substituting Merih Demiral in the 80th minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hacettepe 2016–17 TFF Second League 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
Gençlerbirliği 2017–18 Süper Lig 2 0 4 0 — — 6 0
2018–19 TFF First League 25 1 1 0 — — 26 1
Total 27 1 5 0 — — 32 1
Roma 2019–20 Serie A 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
Hellas Verona (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
Hellas Verona 2021–22 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 8 0 2 0 — — 10 0
Kayserispor (loan) 2021–22 Süper Lig 10 1 3 0 — — 13 1
Lecce (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Adana Demirspor (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 10 0 0 0 — — 10 0
Ankaragücü (loan) 2023–24 Süper Lig 18 0 5 0 — — 23 0
Career total 110 3 16 0 0 0 — 126 3
  1. Includes Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia

References

  1. "GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ KAYSERİSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF".
  2. "MERT CETIN: "SONO UN COMBATTENTE NELL'AREA DI RIGORE"". A.S. Roma. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. "COMUNICATO AS ROMA - Ceduto Çetin in prestito all'Hellas Verona". Voce Giallorossa (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. "Mert Çetin a titolo temporaneo al Kayserispor Kulübü" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 15 January 2022.
  5. "MERT CETIN È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  6. "Takımımız, Hellas Verona takımından, Milli Futbolcu Yıldırım Mert Çetin ile sezon sonuna kadar kiralık, satın alma opsiyonlu sözleşme imzalamıştır" (in Turkish). Adana Demirspor. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. "Mert Cetin on loan to Ankaragücü". Hellas Verona. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. "Andorra v Turkey game report". UEFA. 17 November 2019.
  9. Mert Çetin at Soccerway

External links

MKE Ankaragücü – current squad


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