Mehmet Yeşil

Mehmet Yeşil

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Diyarbakır, Turkey
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Amedspor
Number	21
Youth career
2010–2012	Erganispor
2012–2016	Trabzonspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Trabzonspor	1	(0)
2016–2024	İstanbulspor	119	(3)
2019	→ Ofspor (loan)	16	(1)
2024–	Amedspor	9	(0)
International career^‡
2015	Turkey U18	5	(0)
2016	Turkey U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:37, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Mehmet Yeşil (born 31 May 1998) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for TFF 1. Lig club Amedspor.

Career

Yeşil is a youth product of the academies of Erganispor and Trabzonspor, and was promoted to the latter's senior team in 2016.[1] He made his professional debut with Trabzonspor in a 6–0 Süper Lig loss to Kasımpaşa on 19 May 2016.[2] In the summer of 2016, he transferred to İstanbulspor in the TFF First League.[3] He joined Ofspor on loan in January 2019.[4] He helped İstanbulspor achieve promotion in the 2021-22 season for the first time in 17 years.[5] He started in İstanbulspor's return to the Süper Lig in a 2–0 season opening loss to Trabzonspor on 5 August 2022.[6]

International career

Yeşil is a youth international for Turkey, having played for the Turkey U18s and U19s.[7]

Personal life

Yeşil is the cousin of the Turkish footballer Hakan Yeşil.[8]

References

1. "İstanbulspor'un yeni Zeki Çelik'i Mehmet Yeşil!". Sporun Dibi.
2. "Trabzonspor 0-6 Kasımpaşa". Fanatik.
3. HABER 61, Trabzon Haber-. "Trabzonspor'dan İstanbulspor'a transfer". haber61.net.
4. "Dünya Şampiyonu Lisenin Futbolcular Ne Yapıyor?". HaberTS - Trabzonspor Haberleri - Trabzon Haber Sitesi.
5. "İstanbulspor, 17 yıl sonra Spor Toto Süper Lig'de". Pusula Haber.
6. "Trabzonspor lige galibiyetle başladı!". Haber7.
7. "19 Yaş Altı Milli Takım aday kadrosu açıklandı". Fanatik.
8. "Trabzonspor Alt Yapısından Yetişti İstanbul'da Vazgeçilmez Oldu". HaberTS - Trabzonspor Haberleri - Trabzon Haber Sitesi.

External links

• Mehmet Yeşil at Soccerway