Mert Çetin

Mert Çetin
Personal information
Full name Yıldırım Mert Çetin
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27)
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)
2020–2021Hellas Verona (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2024 Hellas Verona 2 (0)
2022Kayserispor (loan) 10 (1)
2022–2023Lecce (loan) 1 (0)
2023Adana Demirspor (loan) 10 (0)
2023–2024Ankaragücü (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

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

On 16 August 2019, Çetin joined Italian Serie A club Roma.[2] He was sent on a one-year loan to Hellas Verona on 25 August 2020, with an option to purchase.[3]

On 15 January 2022, Hellas Verona announced that Çetin had been loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor.[4]

On 6 August 2022, Çetin joined Lecce on loan with an option to buy.[5]

On 19 January 2023, Çetin was loaned to Adana Demirspor, with an option to buy.[6]

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.[7]

International career

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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.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 August 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] 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

References

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  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
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