Mert Çelik (born 10 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sabail.[1] Born in Turkey, he represents Azerbaijan at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sabail | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Galatasaray | ||
| 2013–2019 | Başakşehir | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | Başakşehir | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Kırşehir Belediyespor (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | → Neftçi Baku (loan) | 42 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Bandırmaspor (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sabail | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Turkey U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Azerbaijan U21 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2022 | |||
Club career
editÇelik made his debut for Başakşehir in the Turkish Cup match against Hatayspor on 24 January 2019. He is grandfather from Baku.[2]
On 19 September 2020, Neftçi PFK announced the signing of Çelik on two-year long loan.[3]
On 18 October 2020, he made his debut in the Azerbaijan Premier League for Neftçi Baku match against Sabah.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mert Çelik". PFL. 18 October 2020.
- ^ "HATAYSPOR VS. ISTANBUL BASAKSEHIR 4 - 1". Soccerway. 24 January 2019.
- ^ ""Neftçi" 20 yaşlı futbolçu ilə müqavilə bağladı". neftchipfk.com/ (in Azerbaijani). Neftçi PFK. 19 September 2020.
- ^ "NEFTÇI VS. SABAH 1 - 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 October 2020.
External links
edit- Mert Çelik at Soccerway
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