Levent Mercan
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| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Fatih Karagümrük (on loan from Schalke 04) | ||
| 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– | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Schalke 04 II | 14 | (1) |
| 2021– | → Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Münir Levent Mercan (born 10 December 2000), commonly known as Levent Mercan, is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük, on loan from Schalke 04.[1]
Career[]
Mercan made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the DFB-Pokal on 10 August 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute and scoring 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 with an option to make the move permanent.[4]
Personal life[]
Born in Germany, Mercan is of Turkish descent.[5]
Career statistics[]
- As of 16 August 2021[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 | ||
| Fatih Karagümrük (loan) | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
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'dan 4 yıllık imza". CNN Türk.
External links[]
- 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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- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Recklinghausen
- Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
- German footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- German people of Turkish descent
- Association football midfielders
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
- Bundesliga players
- Süper Lig players
- German football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs