Baki Mercimek

Baki Mercimek (born 17 September 1982 in Amsterdam) is a former footballer. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Turkey at international level.

Baki Mercimek
Personal information
Full name Baki Mercimek
Date of birth (1982-09-17) 17 September 1982
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 HFC Haarlem 36 (5)
2001–2002 Sunderland 0 (0)
2002–2003 Stormvogels Telstar 24 (1)
2003–2006 Gençlerbirliği 58 (4)
2006–2008 Beşiktaş 39 (0)
2008–2010 Ankaraspor 12 (0)
2009–2010Ankaragücü (loan) 5 (1)
2010 Diyarbakirspor 5 (0)
2010–2011 Karşıyaka 9 (0)
2011–2013 Bugsaşspor 26 (0)
2013–2014 Gaziosmanpaşaspor 24 (1)
2014–2015 Bugsaşspor 23 (0)
International career
2003 Turkey U-21 3 (0)
2006 Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2015

Career

He previously had spells with Sunderland AFC in England, for whom he never played a first team game, as well as Haarlem in the Netherlands, and Beşiktaş in Turkey.

Background

Mercimek was born in Amsterdam. He was eligible to play for the Netherlands as well as Turkey. Mercimek stated that: "I have Turkish blood and I'd love to play for my country one day."[1]

Honours

Club

Beşiktaş

References

  1. BBC SPORT | SUNDERLAND | Sunderland sign Mercimek, BBC Sport, 13 June 2001
  2. "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. "Süper Kupa (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.


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