Mehmet Boztepe (born 16 January 1988 in Elazığ), is a Turkish-German professional footballer who plays for Sakaryaspor.
![]() Mehmet Boztepe in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1988-01-16) 16 January 1988 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Elazığ, Turkey | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sakaryaspor | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Borussia Dortmund II[1] | 38 | (3) |
2011 | Eskisehirspor | 0 | (0) |
2012 | Elazığspor | 0 | (0) |
2012 | FC Emmen | 14 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Wuppertaler SV Borussia | 28 | (2) |
2013–2014 | SSVg Velbert | 13 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Adanaspor | 39 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Bandırmaspor | 34 | (8) |
2016–2019 | Balıkesirspor | 73 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Menemenspor | 29 | (6) |
2020– | Sakaryaspor | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2008 | Turkey U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2020 |
Boztepe was born in 1988 in Elazig. In the same year his father moved to Germany and settled down in Moers. A year later moved Boztepe with his mother and his sister.
He has risen through the ranks from the youth team of Borussia Mönchengladbach.[2] From 2007 Boztepe then played in the second team of the Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. With this he rose above 2008 in the newly formed 3. Liga. 2011 he moved to his native country and signed with the first division Eskisehirspor. After half a year without an assignment, he moved to the second division Elazigspor from his hometown of Elazig. Because of eligibility, which was missing, he joined the Dutch second division FC Emmen. Half a season later, he returned to Germany to sign for Wuppertaler SV Borussia. On 17 June 2013, it was announced that Boztepe will move on 1 July 2013 to SSVg Velbert.[3]
On 8 January 2014, Boztepe joined the Turkish 1st division club Adanaspor.[4]
Böztepe plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger. On 15 February 2010 he was nominated for the Turkey national under-21 football team. He was appointed for the Turkmenistan AFC President's Cup.[5]
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