Metehan Güçlü

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Metehan Güçlü
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Emmen
(on loan from Rennes)
Number 9
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– Rennes 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Valenciennes (loan) 12 (0)
2022– → FC Emmen (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2016 Turkey U17 3 (2)
2016 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2018 Turkey U19 7 (1)
2020 Turkey U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2020

Metehan Güçlü (born 2 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eerste Divisie club FC Emmen, on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes.[1] Born in France, he represents Turkey at international level.

Club career[]

Paris Saint-Germain[]

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[]

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]

International career[]

Güçlü was born in France and is of Turkish descent, and holds both passports. He is a youth international for Turkey.[8]

Personal life[]

Güçlü's older brother, Ayhan Güçlü, was also a professional footballer and youth international for Turkey.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 9 July 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rennes 2019–20 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valenciennes (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 2 12 0 0 0 — — 12 0
Career total 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1

Honours[]

Paris Saint-Germain

References[]

  1. ^ a b Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Info FM: à la découverte de Metehan Guclu, le nouveau joyau du PSG". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Metehan Guclu signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". EN.
  4. ^ "Nantes vs. PSG - 17 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Official | Rennes acquire Metehan Güçlü from PSG". Get French Football News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Valenciennes FC : trois nouvelles signatures". ligue2.fr.
  7. ^ "FC EMMEN HUURT METEHAN GÜÇLÜ" (Press release) (in Dutch). Emmen. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ SPORT, RMC. "PSG: Qui est Metehan Guclu, la pépite parisienne convoquée pour le stage au Qatar?". RMC SPORT.
  9. ^ "Metehan Güçlü: Lewandovski ve Cavani'yi örnek alıyorum". Fotospor.com. 1 February 2018.
  10. ^ "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.

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