Metehan Güçlü
 Güçlü with Paris Saint-Germain U19 in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villefranche | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | AS Bondy | ||
| 2012–2018 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 26 | (11) |
| 2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Rennes | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Emmen (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Emmen | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Roda JC | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | Villefranche | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016 | Turkey U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | Turkey U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 15 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Metehan Güçlü (born 2 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National club Villefranche.[1] Born in France, he represents Turkey at international level.
Club career
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain
[edit]Güçlü began his footballing career in the youth academy of AS Bondy at the age of 9, before moving to the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2012.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain on 21 February 2019.[3]
On 17 April 2019, Güçlü made his professional debut by scoring a goal in PSG's 3–2 away loss to Nantes in Ligue 1. He replaced Layvin Kurzawa in the 74th minute of the game and netted his first goal 15 minutes later.[4]
Rennes
[edit]On 31 August 2019, Güçlü joined Rennes on a free transfer containing a sell-on percentage fee clause.[5]
On 9 July 2020, Ligue 2 side Valenciennes announced the signing of Güçlü from Rennes on a season-long loan deal.[6]
On 1 February 2022, Güçlü moved on loan to Dutch club Emmen.[7] He signed for the club on a permanent transfer on 22 July.[8]
Roda
[edit]On 4 September 2023, Güçlü joined Roda JC on an amateur contract.[9]
Villefranche
[edit]On 5 August 2024, Güçlü signed with Villefranche.[10]
International career
[edit]Güçlü was born in France and is of Turkish descent, and holds both passports. He is a youth international for Turkey.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Güçlü's older brother, Ayhan Güçlü, is a former professional footballer and youth international for Turkey.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 February 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2016–17 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 19 | 11 | |||
| Total | 26 | 11 | — | — | 26 | 11 | ||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rennes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Emmen (loan) | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Emmen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roda JC | 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 01 | 0 | 69 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
Honours
[edit]Paris Saint-Germain
Emmen
References
[edit]- ^ a b Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
- ^ "Info FM: à la découverte de Metehan Guclu, le nouveau joyau du PSG". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Metehan Guclu signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". EN.
- ^ "Nantes vs. PSG - 17 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Official | Rennes acquire Metehan Güçlü from PSG". Get French Football News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Valenciennes FC : trois nouvelles signatures". ligue2.fr.
- ^ "FC EMMEN HUURT METEHAN GÜÇLÜ" (Press release) (in Dutch). Emmen. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Rassouli, Thomas (22 July 2022). "Officiel : Metehan Güclü transféré au FC Emmen" [Official : Metehan Güclü transferred to FC Emmen]. Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "METEHAN GÜCLÜ OP AMATEURBASIS BIJ RODA JC" [METEHAN GÜCLÜ ON AN AMATEUR BASIS AT RODA JC] (in Dutch). Roda JC. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Mercato : Metehan Güclü, nouveau renfort offensif !" [Transfer: Metehan Güclü, new offensive reinforcement] (in French). Villefranche. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ SPORT, RMC. "PSG: Qui est Metehan Guclu, la pépite parisienne convoquée pour le stage au Qatar?". RMC SPORT.
- ^ "Metehan Güçlü: Lewandovski ve Cavani'yi örnek alıyorum". Fotospor.com. 1 February 2018.
- ^ "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Emmen pakt, ondanks nederlaag in Eindhoven, ook kampioenschap in eerste divisie". 29 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
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- Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
- Metehan Güçlü at the Turkish Football Federation
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- Living people
- 1999 births
- People from Montfermeil
- Men's association football forwards
- Turkish men's footballers
- Turkey men's youth international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Turkish descent
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- FC Emmen players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
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- Championnat National 2 players
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- Turkish expatriate men's footballers
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