Yıldırım_Mert_Çetin
Mert Çetin
Turkish footballer
Yıldırım Mert Çetin (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ankaragücü on loan from Italian club Hellas Verona. He also represents the Turkey national team.
| 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 (on loan from Hellas Verona) | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| 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– | Hellas Verona | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Lecce (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Adana Demirspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Ankaragücü (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
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]
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]
- "MERT CETIN: "SONO UN COMBATTENTE NELL'AREA DI RIGORE"". A.S. Roma. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- "COMUNICATO AS ROMA - Ceduto Çetin in prestito all'Hellas Verona". Voce Giallorossa (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- "Mert Çetin a titolo temporaneo al Kayserispor Kulübü" (in Italian). Hellas Verona. 15 January 2022.
- "MERT CETIN È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- "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.
- "Mert Cetin on loan to Ankaragücü". Hellas Verona. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- "Andorra v Turkey game report". UEFA. 17 November 2019.
- Mert Çetin at Soccerway
- Mert Çetin at the Turkish Football Federation
- Mert Çetin at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
- Gençlerbirliği profile
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