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Mehmet Zeki Çelik (born 17 February 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Roma and the Turkey national team.

Zeki Çelik

Çelik with Turkey in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mehmet Zeki Çelik
Date of birth	(1997-02-17) 17 February 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Yıldırım, Turkey
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	Roma
Number	19
Youth career
2008–2009	Yavuz Selimspor
2009–2015	Bursaspor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Bursaspor	0	(0)
2015–2016	→ Karacabeyspor (loan)	34	(0)
2016–2018	İstanbulspor	64	(3)
2018–2022	Lille	118	(6)
2022–	Roma	8	(0)
National team‡
2012–2013	Turkey U16	11	(0)
2013–2014	Turkey U17	12	(0)
2014	Turkey U18	2	(0)
2017–2018	Turkey U21	9	(0)
2018–	Turkey	34	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:05, 6 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

Club career

Bursaspor

Born in Bursa as the youngest of nine children, Çelik went through the Bursaspor youth academy and became a professional in 2015. He signed on loan with Karacabey Birlikspor in 2015.

İstanbulspor

In 2016, he joined İstanbulspor. His good performance with İstanbulspor earned him a call-up to the senior Turkey national team in 2018, despite playing in the TFF First League.[2]

Lille

On 8 July 2018, Çelik signed with Lille in France on a five-year contract.[3][4] Çelik made his professional debut in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Stade Rennes on 11 August 2018.[5]

Roma

On 5 July 2022, Çelik’s transfer to Roma from Lille was made official by the Serie A club, Roma.[6] He has signed a four-year contract with the Giallorossi that runs until 30 June 2026.[7]

International career

Çelik made his professional debut for the Turkey national football team in a 1–1 friendly with Russia national football team on 5 June 2018.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Turkey	2018	4	0
	2019	10	2
	2020	4	0
	2021	11	0
	2022	5	0
Total		34	2

International goals

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2019	Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey	Uzbekistan	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.				2–0

Honours

Lille

• Ligue 1: 2020–21[10]

References

External links

• Zeki Çelik at the Turkish Football Federation
• Zeki Çelik at Soccerway
• Zeki Çelik at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)

На других языках

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[de] Zeki Çelik

Mehmet Zeki Çelik (* 17. Februar 1997 in Yıldırım)[1] ist ein türkischer Fußballspieler, der seit Juli 2022 beim italienischen Erstligisten AS Rom unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Zeki Çelik

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[es] Zeki Çelik

Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Yıldırım, Provincia de Bursa, Turquía, 17 de febrero de 1997) es un futbolista turco que juega como defensa[1] en el Lille O. S. C. de la Ligue 1 de Francia y en la selección de fútbol de Turquía.

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[fr] Zeki Çelik

Mehmet Zeki Çelik, plus couramment appelé Zeki Çelik, né le 17 février 1997 à Yıldırım, est un footballeur international turc qui évolue au poste de latéral droit à l'AS Rome.

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[it] Zeki Çelik

Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Yıldırım, 17 febbraio 1997) è un calciatore turco, difensore della Roma e della nazionale turca.

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[ru] Челик, Зеки

Мехме́т Зе́ки Чели́к (тур. Mehmet Zeki Çelik; родился 17 февраля 1997 года в Йылдырыме, Турция) — турецкий футболист, защитник клуба «Рома» и сборной Турции.

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