Mert Çetin | |
Fullname: | Yıldırım Mert Çetin |
Birth Date: | 1 January 1997 |
Birth Place: | Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey |
Height: | 1.89 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
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 |
Caps9: | 18 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Clubs9: | → Ankaragücü (loan) |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Turkey |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 25 June 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 17 November 2019 |
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.
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]
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]