Levent Mercan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Münir Levent Mercan | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Recklinghausen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fenerbahçe SK | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2010 | PSV Recklinghausen | ||
2010–2011 | VfB Hüls | ||
2011–2012 | VfL Bochum | ||
2012–2016 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
2016–2019 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Schalke 04 II | 15 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Fatih Karagümrük | 65 | (3) |
2024– | Fenerbahçe SK | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 25 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 |
Münir Levent Mercan (born 10 December 2000) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.[1]
Career
[edit]Mercan made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the DFB-Pokal on 10 August 2019. He came on as a substitute in the 61st minute and scored the fourth goal in the 73rd minute in a 5–0 away win against SV Drochtersen/Assel.[2]
On 22 August 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Schalke until June 2023.[3]
On 16 August 2021, he agreed to join Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük on a season-long loan.[4] On 5 July 2022, the move was made permanent.[5]
On 21 June 2024, Mercan transferred to Fenerbahçe SK for an undisclosed fee on a 4-year deal. He made his first appearance in a friendly match aganist Romanian side, FC Petrolul Ploiești on 29 June 2024. He entered the game as a substitute, entering the game at the 46th minute replacing Luan Peres.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Mercan is of Turkish descent.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 25 August 2024 (UTC).[1]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schalke 04 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[b] | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | 21 | 2 | |||
Fatih Karagümrük | 2021–22 (loan) | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Süper Lig | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
2023–24 | Süper Lig | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 | |||
Total | 83 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 93 | 4 | ||||
Fenerbahçe | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 90 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 115 | 6 |
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup and DFB-Pokal
- ^ a b Appearances in Regionalliga West
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Levent Mercan". Worldfootball. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "David Wagner era begins with a convincing 5-0 win". FC Schalke 04. 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Levent Mercan signs first professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Levent Mercan joins Fatih Karagümrük Spor". FC Schalke 04. 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Levent Mercan joins Fatih Karagümrük SK on a permanent basis". FC Schalke 04. 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Levent Mercan'dan 4 yıllık imza". CNN Türk.
External links
[edit]- Munir Mercan at DFB (also available in German)
- Münir Levent Mercan at kicker (in German)
- Münir-Levent Mercan – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Levent Mercan (Münir Levent Mercan) at Bundesliga
- Münir Levent Mercan on Instagram
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Recklinghausen
- Footballers from Münster (region)
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Schalke 04 II players
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Süper Lig players
- 21st-century German sportsmen