Levent Mercan
 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) | 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 | 2 | (0) |
| 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 18:30, 23 November 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]Schalke
[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]
Fatih Karagümrük
[edit]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]
Fenerbahçe
[edit]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.
On 25 August 2024, he made his Süper Lig debut against Rizespor in a 5-0 away win.[6]
International
[edit]Mercan began his youth international career with Germany, appeared for the under-19 and under-20 teams. On 16 APril 2019, he made his international debut with Germany U19 against Denmark U19 in a friendly match, Germany lose 5-0. On 13 October 2019, he played with Germany U20 against Switzerland U20 (away win 1-0) and on 18 November 2019, he played against Portugal U20 (away win 2-0) in UEFA U20 Elite League matches.
Personal life
[edit]Born in Germany, Mercan is of Turkish descent.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 November 2024 (UTC).[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schalke 04 | ||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | 27[c] | 6 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5[c] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[c] | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 55 | 9 | ||
| Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 91 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 150 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup and DFB-Pokal
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Youth League
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Çaykur Rizespor 0-5 Fenerbahçe". Fenerbahçe SK.
- ^ "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