Turkish footballer
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 .
Club career
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]
International career
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]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 23 August 2024 [ 9]
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