Metehan Güçlü

Metehan Güçlü (born 2 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club Roda JC.[1] Born in France, he represents Turkey at international level.

Metehan Güçlü
Güçlü with Paris Saint-Germain U19 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Roda JC
Number 29
Youth career
2008–2012 AS Bondy
2012–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 26 (11)
2019 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (1)
2019–2022 Rennes 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Valenciennes (loan) 12 (0)
2022 → Emmen (loan) 9 (2)
2022–2023 Emmen 1 (0)
2023– Roda JC 0 (0)
International career
2016 Turkey U17 3 (2)
2016 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2018 Turkey U19 7 (1)
2020 Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

Güçlü began his footballing career in the youth academy of AS Bondy at the age of 9, before moving to the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2012.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain on 21 February 2019.[3]

On 17 April 2019, Güçlü made his professional debut by scoring a goal in PSG's 3–2 away loss to Nantes in Ligue 1. He replaced Layvin Kurzawa in the 74th minute of the game and netted his first goal 15 minutes later.[4]

Rennes

On 31 August 2019, Güçlü joined Rennes on a free transfer containing a sell-on percentage fee clause.[5]

On 9 July 2020, Ligue 2 side Valenciennes announced the signing of Güçlü from Rennes on a season-long loan deal.[6]

On 1 February 2022, Güçlü moved on loan to Dutch club Emmen.[7] He signed for the club on a permanent transfer on 22 July.[8]

Roda

On 4 September 2023, Güçlü joined Roda JC on amateur basis.[9]

International career

Güçlü was born in France and is of Turkish descent, and holds both passports. He is a youth international for Turkey.[10]

Personal life

Güçlü's older brother, Ayhan Güçlü, is a former professional footballer and youth international for Turkey.[11]

Career statistics
As of 1 July 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 CFA 1 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 National 2 6 0 — — 6 0
2018–19 National 2 19 11 — — 19 11
Total 26 11 — — 26 11
Paris Saint-Germain2018–19Ligue 111000011
Rennes2019–20Ligue 100000000
Valenciennes (loan)2020–21Ligue 212000—120
Emmen (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 9 2 0 0 — 9 2
Emmen 2022–23 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total491400004914

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

Emmen

References
  1. Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
  2. "Info FM: à la découverte de Metehan Guclu, le nouveau joyau du PSG". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 5 November 2017.
  3. "Metehan Guclu signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". EN.
  4. "Nantes vs. PSG - 17 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. "Official | Rennes acquire Metehan Güçlü from PSG". Get French Football News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Valenciennes FC : trois nouvelles signatures". ligue2.fr.
  7. "FC EMMEN HUURT METEHAN GÜÇLÜ" (Press release) (in Dutch). Emmen. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. Rassouli, Thomas (22 July 2022). "Officiel : Metehan Güclü transféré au FC Emmen" [Official : Metehan Güclü transferred to FC Emmen]. Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. "METEHAN GÜCLÜ OP AMATEURBASIS BIJ RODA JC" [METEHAN GÜCLÜ ON AN AMATEUR BASIS AT RODA JC] (in Dutch). Roda JC. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  10. SPORT, RMC. "PSG: Qui est Metehan Guclu, la pépite parisienne convoquée pour le stage au Qatar?". RMC SPORT.
  11. "Metehan Güçlü: Lewandovski ve Cavani'yi örnek alıyorum". Fotospor.com. 1 February 2018.
  12. "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  13. "Emmen pakt, ondanks nederlaag in Eindhoven, ook kampioenschap in eerste divisie". 29 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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