Levent Mercan
![]() Mercan in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Münir Levent Mercan | ||
Date of birth | (2000-12-10) 10 December 2000 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Recklinghausen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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 | 14 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Fatih Karagümrük | 65 | (3) |
2024– | Fenerbahçe SK | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 12 June 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 midfielder for the Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe SK.[1]
Career
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
Born in Germany, Mercan is of Turkish descent.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 10 March 2023 (UTC).[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schalke 04 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | |||
Fatih Karagümrük | 2021–22 (loan) | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 22 | 1 | |
2022–23 | Süper Lig | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | ||
Total | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 40 | 3 | |||
Career total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
References
- ^ 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
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- 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
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- 2 Söyüncü
- 5 Yüksek
- 6 Djiku
- 7 Kadıoğlu
- 8 Yandaş
- 9 Džeko (c)
- 10 Tadić
- 11 Kent
- 13 Crespo
- 14 Peres
- 16 Müldür
- 17 Kahveci
- 19 En-Nesyri
- 20 Ünder
- 21 Osayi-Samuel
- 22 Mercan
- 23 Tosun
- 24 Oosterwolde
- 26 Zajc
- 28 Elmaz
- 30 Eğribayat
- 33 Krunić
- 35 Fred
- 40 Livaković
- 50 Becão
- 53 Szymański
- 70 Aydın
- 90 Akyüz
- 95 Akçiçek
- 97 Saint-Maximin
- 99 Mor
- Manager: Mourinho