Metehan Baltacı

Metehan Baltacı

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-03) 3 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Fatih, Turkey
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Galatasaray
Number	90
Youth career
2012–2021	Galatasaray
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	Galatasaray	6	(0)
2021–2022	→İskenderunspor (loan)	27	(2)
2023	→Manisa (loan)	9	(0)
2023–2024	→Eyüpspor (loan)	27	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	Turkey U18	7	(0)
2022–	Turkey U21	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:49, 16 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Metehan Baltacı (born 3 November 2002) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Galatasaray.

Professional career

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]

International career

Baltacı is a youth international for Turkey, having played up to the Turkey U21s since 2022.[6]

References

1. "Son dakika | Galatasaray, Metehan Baltacı'yı İskenderunspor'a kiraladı - Galatasaray (GS) Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. 7 August 2021.
2. "ZİRAAT TÜRKİYE KUPASI | Galatasaray 7-0 Kastamonuspor (Maç Sonucu)". NTVSpor.net.
3. "Galatasaray duyurdu! Sözleşmesi uzatıldı". Haber7.
4. "Manisa FK, Galatasaray'dan Metehan Baltacı'yı kiraladı". Haber7.
5. "Metehan Baltacı Eyüpspor'a kiralandı". CNN TÜRK.
6. "Galatasaray'ın genç savunmacıları sağlam". Al Ain Türkçe. 24 November 2022.

External links

• Metehan Baltacı at Soccerway
• Metehan Baltacı at the Turkish Football Federation