Zeki Çelik
 Çelik with Turkey in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehmet Zeki Çelik | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Yıldırım, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Yavuz Selimspor | ||
| 2009–2015 | Bursaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Bursaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Karacabeyspor (loan) | 34 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | İstanbulspor | 64 | (3) |
| 2018– | Lille | 89 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Turkey U16 | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Turkey U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Turkey U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Turkey U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Turkey | 25 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2021 | |||
Mehmet Zeki Çelik (born 17 February 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Turkey national team.
Professional career[]
Born in Bursa as the youngest of 9 children, Çelik went through the Bursaspor youth academy and became a professional in 2015. He signed on loan with Karacabey Birlikspor in 2015.
In 2016, he joined İstanbulspor. His good performance with İstanbulspor earned him a call-up to the senior Turkey national football team in 2018, despite playing in the TFF First League.[1]
On 8 July 2018, Çelik signed with Lille OSC on a five-year contract.[2][3] Çelik made his professional debut with Lille in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Stade Rennes on 11 August 2018.[4]
International career[]
Çelik made his professional debut for the Turkey national football team in a 1–1 friendly with Russia national football team on 5 June 2018.[5]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 June 2019 | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 2–0 |
Honours[]
Lille
References[]
- ^ "Mehmet Zeki Çelik: Sağın yeni gözdesi - TamSaha Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Zeki Celik, international turc, est Lillois - Lille LOSC". www.losc.fr.
- ^ "Transferts : Zeki Celik a signé à Lille". L'Équipe (in French). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Lille vs. Rennes - 11 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ "RUSYA 1-1 TÜRKİYE - A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Zeki Çelik". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Lille Winns first French Super Cup". skysports Sports. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links[]
- Zeki Çelik at the Turkish Football Federation
- Zeki Çelik at Soccerway
- Zeki Çelik at Mackolik.com (in Turkish)
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- People from Yıldırım
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- Turkish footballers
- Turkey international footballers
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- TFF First League players
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