Mert Çetin

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.

Mert Çetin
Personal information
Full name Yıldırım Mert Çetin
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
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) 1 (0)
International career‡
2019– Turkey 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019

Club career

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

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]

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 2020-08-25.
  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.
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