Mehmet Leblebi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Pınarhisar, Ottoman Empire | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 1972 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Istanbul, Turkey | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1920-1922 | Galatasaray SK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1922–1936 | Galatasaray SK | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924–1932 | Turkey | 16 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mehmet Leblebi (1908 – 25 February 1972) was a Turkish professional footballer. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club, Galatasaray SK.[1] He also represented Turkey on 16 occasions.
Career
Leblebi was born in Pınarhisar and played his entire career as a Forward and Midfielder for Galatasaray SK. Like many other Galatasaray SK players at that time, he was a student of the Galatasaray High School and started playing football at the Grand Cour of the Galatasaray High School.
Leblebi was selected to Galatasaray A2 team when he was 12. Only three years later, he started to play at the A team of Galatasaray SK.
Leblebi won the Istanbul Football League five times. He also scored 14 goals when Galatasaray SK beat Vefa SK 20-0 on 20 November 1925.[2]
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 April 1925 | Taksim Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Bulgaria | 2-1 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 1 May 1925 | Stadionul Romcomit, Bucharest, Romania |  Romania | 2-1 | 2-1 | Friendly |
Honours
As player
Galatasaray
- Istanbul Football League: 5
- 1924-1925, 1925–1926, 1926–1927, 1928–1929, 1930–1931
- Istanbul Kupası: 1
- 1933
- Istanbul Football League: 5