Metehan Baltacı | |
Birth Date: | 3 November 2002 |
Birth Place: | Fatih, Turkey |
Height: | 1.89m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Galatasaray |
Clubnumber: | 90 |
Youthyears1: | 2012–2021 |
Youthclubs1: | Galatasaray |
Years1: | 2021– |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | →İskenderunspor (loan) |
Caps2: | 27 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | →Manisa (loan) |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs4: | →Eyüpspor (loan) |
Caps4: | 27 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019–2020 |
Nationalteam1: | Turkey U18 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
Nationalteam2: | Turkey U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 13:49, 8 October 2024 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 22:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Metehan Baltacı (born 3 November 2002) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Galatasaray.
A youth product of Galatasaray, Baltacı began his senior career on a season-long loan with İskenderunspor in the TFF Third League on 7 August 2021.[1] He returned to Galatasaray the following season and on 19 October 2022, he made his senior debut with Galatasaray in a 7–0 Turkish Cup win over Kastamonuspor on 19 October 2022.[2] On 1 February 2022, he extended his contract with Galatasaray until 2026.[3] that same day, he joined Manisa on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season in the TFF First League.[4] On 6 August 2023, he joined Eyüpspor on loan for the 2023–24 season in the TFF First League.[5]
Baltacı is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U21s since 2022.[6]