Levent Mercan
_(cropped).png) Mercan in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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– | Fatih Karagümrük | 56 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 7 March 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 Fatih Karagümrük.[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]
Personal life[edit]
Born in Germany, Mercan is of Turkish descent.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 10 March 2023 (UTC).[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[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]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Levent Mercan.
- 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
Categories:
- 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