Mehmet Ekici Explained

Birth Date:25 March 1990
Birth Place:Munich, West Germany
Height:1.80 m
Position:Central midfielder
Youthyears1:1995–1997
Youthclubs1:SpVgg Unterhaching
Youthyears2:1997–2009
Youthclubs2:Bayern Munich
Years1:2008–2010
Clubs1:Bayern Munich II
Caps1:70
Goals1:18
Years2:2010–2011
Clubs2:Bayern Munich
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
Caps3:32
Goals3:3
Years4:2011–2014
Clubs4:Werder Bremen
Caps4:41
Goals4:4
Years5:2014–2017
Clubs5:Trabzonspor
Caps5:62
Goals5:16
Years6:2017–2020
Clubs6:Fenerbahçe
Caps6:38
Goals6:3
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:Germany U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2007
Nationalteam2:Germany U18
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2008
Nationalteam3:Germany U19
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2009
Nationalteam4:Germany U20
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalyears5:2010
Nationalteam5:Germany U21
Nationalcaps5:3
Nationalgoals5:0
Nationalteam6:Turkey
Nationalcaps6:12
Nationalgoals6:0
Nationalyears6:2010–2015
Club-Update:14 March 2020
Nationalteam-Update:8 June 2018

Mehmet Ekici (pronounced as /tr/; born 25 March 1990) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a central midfielder for Fenerbahçe.

He previously played for Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern Munich, and Trabzonspor.[1] Born in Germany, Ekici played for Germany for Under-17 to Under-21 level before switching to represent Turkey in senior competition.

Club career

Bayern Munich

Ekici made his debut for Bayern Munich's first team in the 2008 T-Home Super Cup.[2] He was named in Bayern Munich's squad for both the 2008–09 and 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.[3] In January 2010, it was announced that Ekici would train with the first-team for the rest of the 2009–10 season, along with reserve teammates David Alaba and Diego Contento,[4] and on 1 February, he followed Contento in signing a contract with the senior team.[5] He scored 12 goals in 29 matches for the reserve team during the 2009–10 season.[6] He was an unused substitute for a few first-team matches before injury ruled him out at the end of the season.

Nürnberg (loan)

In July 2010, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan.[6]

Werder Bremen

On 18 May 2011,[7] Ekici transferred to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of around €5 million.[8] He scored his first goal for Bremen on 17 September, against his former club 1. FC Nürnberg in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw. On 1 September 2013, he scored two goals leading his team to a 4–1 win over VfB Stuttgart.[9]

Trabzonspor

Ekici joined Trabzonspor on 15 August 2014 for a fee of €1.5 million.[10] [11] He made his league debut on 31 August 2014 against Kayseri Erciyesspor, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[12]

He left the club at the end of the 2016–17 season when his contract ran out. In his time at Trabzonspor, he made 83 appearances scoring 16 goals in all competitions.[13]

Fenerbahçe

On 5 June 2017, Fenerbahçe announced the signing of Ekici.[13]

International career

Although he has represented Germany, the nation of his birth, at youth and U21 levels, he has elected to play for Turkey at the senior level.[14] [15] He was called up to the Turkish side by Guus Hiddink for the friendly match against the Netherlands. On 29 March 2011, Ekici represented Turkey in his first major international match against Austria where he played right-wing with Turkish play-maker Arda Turan on the left-wing, which resulted in Turkey winning the match 2–0 and getting their UEFA Euro 2012 qualification back on-track. Ekici went with Dutch manager Guus Hiddink to 1. FC Nürnberg to try to persuade his close friend İlkay Gündoğan to follow in his paths in playing for Turkey.[16]

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II2007–08[17] Regionalliga Süd9090
2008–09[18] 3. Liga326326
2009–10[19] 29122912
Total70187018
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)2010–11[20] Bundesliga32341364
Werder Bremen2011–12[21] Bundesliga21110221
2012–13[22] 920092
2013–14[23] 11110121
Total41420434
Trabzonspor2014–15[24] Süper Lig29960714210
2015–161842021225
2016–1715340193
Total6216120928318
Fenerbahçe2017–18Süper Lig902000110
2018–192133210255
2019–2050400090
Total3539210455
Career total2394427310227749

Honours

Bayern Munich

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mehmet Ekici . 26 July 2010 . . 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://www.fcn.de/team/spieler/profil/ekici/ . 1 December 2008 . de . dead .
  2. Web site: Borussia edge T-Home Supercup against FCB . . 24 July 2008 . 24 July 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100216115834/http://www.fcbayern.de/en/matches/match-reports/2008/17028.php . 16 February 2010 . dead .
  3. Web site: . Vote for your stars of 2008 . 7 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club%3D50037/competition%3D1/index.html . 1 December 2008 . dead .
  4. Web site: Alaba, Ekici and Contento give it their best shot . Bayern Munich . 9 January 2010 . 9 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100112120212/http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2010/21929.php . 12 January 2010 .
  5. Web site: Ekici unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag . Bayern Munich . 1 February 2010 . 1 February 2010 . de . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://www.fcbayern.de/de/news/news/2010/22169.php . 1 December 2008 . dead .
  6. News: Der Club leiht Ekici aus. 5 June 2017. kicker Online. 2 July 2010. German.
  7. Web site: Milli futbolcu resmen Werder Bremen'de. tr. 18 May 2011. 18 May 2011 . Hürriyet. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/17818850.asp?gid=381. 1 December 2008 .
  8. Web site: Promising Turkish midfielder Mehmet Ekici to Werder Bremen. 18 May 2011. 18 May 2011. nationalturk.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://www.nationalturk.com/en/promising-turkish-midfielder-mehmet-ekici-to-werder-bremen-11961. 1 December 2008.
  9. News: Back-back wins for Bremen. 7 June 2017. Sky Sports. 2 September 2013.
  10. News: Trabzonspor Mehmet Ekici'yi borsaya bildirdi . Eurosport Turkey . 15 August 2014 . 7 October 2014 . Turkish.
  11. News: Mehmet Ekici, Trabzonspor için geldi . Milliyet . 16 August 2014 . 7 October 2014 . Turkish.
  12. News: Trabzonspor'dan sessiz başlangıç! . Takvim . 31 August 2014 . 7 October 2014 . Turkish.
  13. News: Ekici schließt sich Fenerbahçe an. 5 June 2017. Weser-Kurier. 5 June 2017. German.
  14. Web site: Mehmet Ekici'ye Milli Takım yolu açıldı. 29 October 2010. 30 October 2010. . tr . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=202&ftxtID=11147. 1 December 2008 .
  15. Web site: Mehmet Ekici Türkiye dedi . ntvspor.net . 29 October 2010 . 29 October 2010 . tr . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/26063/mehmet-ekici-turkiye-dedi . 1 December 2008 . dead .
  16. Web site: Hollanda kadrosu açıklandı . ntvspor.net . 12 November 2010 . 16 November 2010 . tr . https://web.archive.org/web/20081201194141/http://beta.ntvspor.net/haber/futbol/27217/hollanda-kadrosu-aciklandi . 1 December 2008 . dead .
  17. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  18. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  19. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  20. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  21. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  22. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  23. Web site: Mehmet Ekici. Kicker Online. 10 December 2015.
  24. Web site: M. Ekici. Soccerway. 10 December 2015.
  25. Web site: 2015 ÖDÜL TÖRENİMİZ . 22 September 2023 . markafutbol.com.