Mert Çetin
{{short description|Turkish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mert Çetin
| image =
| fullname = Yıldırım Mert Çetin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
| height = 1.89 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Ankaragücü
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 2008–2016
| youthclubs1 = Gençlerbirliği
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Hacettepe
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2019
| clubs2 = Gençlerbirliği
| caps2 = 27
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = Roma
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Hellas Verona (loan)
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2024
| clubs5 = Hellas Verona
| caps5 = 2
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022
| clubs6 = → Kayserispor (loan)
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = → Lecce (loan)
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2023
| clubs8 = → Adana Demirspor (loan)
| caps8 = 10
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023–2024
| clubs9 = → Ankaragücü (loan)
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2024–
| clubs10 = Ankaragücü
| caps10 = 21
| goals10 = 0
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2019–
| nationalteam1 = Turkey
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 7 March 2025
| ntupdate = 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
Çetin made his professional debut for Gençlerbirliği in a 2–1 Süper Lig loss to Kayserispor on 19 November 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=29&macId=180435|title=GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ KAYSERİSPOR - Maç Detayları TFF}}
On 16 August 2019, Çetin joined Italian Serie A club Roma.{{cite web|url=https://www.asroma.com/it/notizie/2019/08/mert-cetin-sono-un-combattente-nell-area-di-rigore|title=MERT CETIN: "SONO UN COMBATTENTE NELL'AREA DI RIGORE"|publisher=A.S. Roma|access-date=16 August 2019}} He was sent on a one-year loan to Hellas Verona on 25 August 2020, with an option to purchase.{{Cite web|title=COMUNICATO AS ROMA - Ceduto Çetin in prestito all'Hellas Verona|url=https://www.vocegiallorossa.it/calciomercato/comunicato-as-roma-ceduto-cetin-in-prestito-all-hellas-verona-198657|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Voce Giallorossa|language=it}}
On 15 January 2022, Hellas Verona announced that Çetin had been loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor.{{cite web|publisher=Hellas Verona|url=https://www.hellasverona.it/it/news/mert-cetin-a-titolo-temporaneo-al-kayserispor-kulubu|title=Mert Çetin a titolo temporaneo al Kayserispor Kulübü|date=15 January 2022|language=it}}
On 6 August 2022, Çetin joined Lecce on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Lecce|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/86265728518/mert-cetin-e-un-calciatore-del-lecce|title=MERT CETIN È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE|date=6 August 2022|access-date=15 August 2022|language=it}}
On 19 January 2023, Çetin was loaned to Adana Demirspor, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Adana Demirspor|url=https://www.facebook.com/AdsKulubu/posts/pfbid02VxX1sdMvxNSmMpNPaHqUvoFkdcKZvd33Ri9JxnueL9jxoEzN1KqYWLp6bJXv3iizl|title=Takımımız, Hellas Verona takımından, Milli Futbolcu Yıldırım Mert Çetin ile sezon sonuna kadar kiralık, satın alma opsiyonlu sözleşme imzalamıştır.|date=19 January 2023|access-date=19 January 2023|language=tr}}
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.{{Cite web |date=10 July 2023 |title=Mert Cetin on loan to Ankaragücü |url=https://www.hellasverona.it/en/news/mert-cetin-on-loan-to-ankaragucu |access-date=13 July 2023 |publisher=Hellas Verona}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2025998--andorra-vs-turkey/|title=Andorra v Turkey game report|date=17 November 2019}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 23 August 2024}}{{Soccerway|yildirim-mert-cetin/458700}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Turkish Cup, Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hacettepe
|30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Gençlerbirliği
|2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | |||
| Roma
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| Hellas Verona (loan)
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Hellas Verona
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| Kayserispor (loan)
|Süper Lig |10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 1 | |||
| Lecce (loan)
|Serie A |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Adana Demirspor (loan)
|Süper Lig |10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| Ankaragücü (loan)
|Süper Lig |18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!110 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 126 | 3 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|yildirim-mert-cetin/458700}}
- {{TFF player|1125281}}
- {{Mackolik player|358692}}
- [http://www.genclerbirligi.org.tr/en/futbol/a-takimi/oyuncular/yildirim-mert-cetin/ Gençlerbirliği profile]
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
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Category:Hellas Verona FC players
Category:Kayserispor footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:MKE Ankaragücü footballers
Category:People from Çankaya, Ankara
Category:Footballers from Ankara Province
Category:Turkey men's international footballers
Category:Turkish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Turkish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Turkish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen
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