Yıldırım Mert Çetin (born 1 January 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Lecce, on loan from Hellas Verona. He also represents the Turkey national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yıldırım Mert Çetin | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Lecce (on loan from Hellas Verona) | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2016 | Gençlerbirliği | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Hacettepe | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Gençlerbirliği | 27 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Roma | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021– | Hellas Verona | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kayserispor (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Lecce (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
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, he 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 he has been loaned to Turkish club Kayserispor.[4]
On 6 August 2022, Çetin joined Lecce on loan with an option to buy.[5]
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.[6]
U.S. Lecce – current squad | |
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