Mertan Caner Öztürk

Mertan Öztürk
Personal information
Full name Mertan Caner Öztürk
Date of birth (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Etimesgut Belediyespor
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2011 Galatasaray A2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Galatasaray 0 (0)
2013–2015 Altınordu 34 (5)
2015 → Aydınspor 1923 (loan) 14 (5)
2015–2017 Manisaspor 50 (5)
2017–2018 Elazığspor 30 (6)
2018–2020 Osmanlıspor 60 (16)
2020–2021 Boluspor 11 (1)
2021–2022 İstanbulspor 11 (0)
2022–2023 Kocaelispor 28 (0)
2023– Etimesgut Belediyespor 5 (0)
International career
2010 Turkey U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023

Mertan Caner Öztürk (born 2 November 1992) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a winger for Etimesgut Belediyespor.

He is currently studying German language and literature at Istanbul University.[1]

Club career

Galatasaray

He played his first match for the club on 12 November 2011 in a friendly against S.L. Benfica. He signed a 5-year[2] professional contract with Galatasaray on 18 November 2011, after impressing Fatih Terim in the game the week before. He is known with his talented vision, and uses his pace and technique to his advantage.

He played his first official match for the club on 10 January 2012 in a cup match against Adana Demirspor. He made an assist to Sercan Yıldırım, which turned the match to 3–0.

On 6 July 2012, Mertan Caner Öztürk was brought to the A squad by Fatih Terim and was training in the camp in Austria alongside Semih Kaya, Tomáš Ujfaluši, Milan Baroš, Fernando Muslera, and the rest of the Galatasaray squad so they could prepare for the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

References

  1. ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/19269666.aspM [dead link‍]
  2. ^ KÜÇÜK, Ali Naci (9 May 2017). "20 dakikada hayatı değişti". www.hurriyet.com.tr.


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