Mevlüt Erdinç

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Mevlüt Erdinç

Erdinç in 2011
Personal information
Full nameMevlüt Erdinç
Date of birth (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987
Place of birthSaint-Claude, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubAS Saint-Etienne
Number22
Youth career
1996–1999Saint-Claude
1999–2000Jura Sud Fut
2000–2005Sochaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2008Sochaux B36(19)
2005–2009Sochaux79(24)
2009–2012Paris Saint-Germain76(24)
2012–2013Rennes48(15)
2013–AS Saint-Etienne13(5)
National team‡
2004–2005France U178(3)
2005–2006Turkey U1912(4)
2006–2007Turkey U215(2)
2008–Turkey25(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:13, 5 December 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013[1]

Mevlüt Erdinç (born 25 February 1987) is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Saint-Etienne as a striker. He is both a Turkish and a French citizen. His surname is commonly spelt Erding by the French media. In January 2010 he received a medal of honour from his town of birth, Saint-Claude.[2]

Club career

Sochaux

Erdinç was promoted from Sochaux's academy to the first-team squad in the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, scoring a last-minute goal on his debut to gift his side a 1–0 victory away at AC Ajaccio. Despite early promise, it wasn't until the 2007–08 season that he was finally able to hold down a first team place – becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals in 28 appearances. He scored in the 1–0 win against Grenoble on the final day of the 2008–09 season. Sochaux needed at least a point in order to confirm their top flight status in Ligue 1 for next season. He was their leading goal scorer for the 2008–09 season with 12 goals.

Paris Saint-Germain

Mevlüt signed for Paris Saint-Germain on 28 June 2009 on a four-year contract,[3] for a reported €9 million.[4] Having previously scored 11 goals in the league for the past two seasons for relegation-threatened Sochaux, there was a lot of speculation about his future prior to the move to PSG. Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle United and Wigan reportedly showing an interest in May 2009,[5] as well as other French sides Bordeaux and Lyon[6]

He scored his first goal for PSG in a pre-season friendly match away to Fiorentina in Italy, on 29 July 2009 in a game which PSG won 3–0.[7][8] He also played against Rangers in the Emirates Cup on 1 August 2009 but failed to get on the score sheet.[9] He scored his first League goal for PSG in the second week of Ligue 1 in PSG's 3–1 win at home to Le Mans.[10][11] In his first month playing for PSG, he was selected as Ligue 1 Player of the Month in August by 31% of fans who voted on the official website.[12] A foot injury in late October 2009 saw him ruled out of action for approximately four weeks, but nonetheless had still managed to score six league goals in 11 games by December. In March 2010 he scored his first hattrick for PSG in a 4–1 home win against his previous club Sochaux.[13][14] He was the PSG top scorer in the 2009–10 season and third-placed in the overall league scoring charts, having scored 15 goals in the league and 19 in all games. Erdinç was voted PSG's player of the year for the 2009–10 season. Various injuries in the 2010–11 season meant that Erdinç could not capture his form from the previous year, and scored just 9 goals (8 in the league).

After the takeover of PSG in 2011 by the Qatar Investment Group and a number of high profile arrivals such as club-record signing of Javier Pastore for €42 million, Mevlüt's place in the team looked in danger. Despite much interest from Newcastle United, Rennes and Galatasaray it was confirmed that he will stay in Paris after an impressive start to the 2011–12 season.[15] On his second game of the season, after coming on as a substitute, he scored in the 90th minute in a game against Toulouse to make it 2–1 and three minutes later made an excellent assist for Jeremy Menez to score, ending the game 3–1.[16] On 23 September, after a series of successful performances, Mevlüt was offered a one year contract extension which will keep him with the club until the end of the 2013–14 season.[17]

Stade Rennes

Erdinç had no future under new coach Carlo Ancelotti at PSG and moved on 25 January 2012 to Ligue 1 rivals Stade Rennes. The transfer fee was 7.5 million euros and Erdinç signed a three and a half year contract.

International career

He has dual-nationality and was thus eligible for both Turkish and French national teams, before gaining his first senior international cap for Turkey on 26 March 2008, in a 2–2 draw with Belarus. On 10 May 2008, Fatih Terim announced Erdinç's inclusion in Turkey's 23-man squad for Euro 2008. He started in the first eleven against Turkey's first opponent Portugal, however he was substituted after the first half. Also, he came on as a second-half substitute in the semi-final against Germany.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Club Division Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
Sochaux Ligue 1 2005–06 1020000–102
2006–07 400000–40
2007–08 29112010–3211
2008–09 36111011–3812
Total 79243021–8425
Paris Saint-Germain Ligue 1 2009–10 31156400–3719
2010–11 348603091529
2011–12 111001160182
Total 76241244115110730
Rennes Ligue 1 2011–12 124311160226
2012–13 32104310003713
2013–14 4100000041
Total 48157421606320
AS Saint-Etienne Ligue 1 2013–14 8300000083
Total 8300000083
Career total 211662288321126278
Correct as of 5 December 2013[18][19][20]

Club appearance data

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2008 Istanbul, Turkey  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 16 October 2012 Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 1–3 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 14 November 2012 Istanbul, Turkey  Denmark 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 10 September 2013 Bucharest, Romania  Romania 2–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 15 November 2013 Adana, Turkey  Northern Ireland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
As of 15 November 2013

Honours

Sochaux
Paris Saint-Germain
Turkey

Personal life

Erdinç is the youngest of eight children. His parents emigrated from Yozgat, Turkey to France in 1973.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "TFF Statistics". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2009. 
  2. ↑ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/13369423.asp?gid=229
  3. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Mevlut Erding joins Gregory Coupet at Paris Saint-Germain". goal.com. Retrieved 29 June 2009. 
  4. ↑ "PSG agree deal for Erdinc". Sky Sports. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2009. 
  5. ↑ "Erdinc admits English interest". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Mevlut on Lyon's radar". goal.com. Retrieved 6 June 2009. 
  7. ↑ "Fiorentina 0–3 PSG" (in French). psg.fr. Retrieved 29 June 2009. 
  8. ↑ "Three and easy for PSG". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 29 June 2009. 
  9. ↑ "'Gers edge past PSG". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  10. ↑ "PSG 3–1 Le Mans" (in French). PSG.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  11. ↑ "Ligue 1 roundup Wk2". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  12. ↑ http://www.sporx.com/futbol/fransa/165788/
  13. ↑ "Erding hat-trick sinks Sochaux". www.Ligue1.com. Retrieved 13 November 2010. 
  14. ↑ "Chasing pack let Bordeaux off the hook". UEFA. Retrieved 13 March 2010. 
  15. ↑ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/950798/psg-opt-to-keep-mevlut-erdinc-despite-interest?cc=5739
  16. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en/match/60727/toulouse-fc-vs-paris-saint-germain/lineup-stats
  17. ↑ http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/dunyadan-futbol/48906/mevlut-erdinc-1-yil-daha-psgde
  18. ↑ "Mevlut Erdinc Stats". fcsochaux.fr. Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 30 May 2009. 
  19. ↑ "Paris Saint Germain Stats". PSG.fr. Paris Saint-Germain FC. Retrieved 12 August 2009. 
  20. ↑ "Mevlut Erdinc Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 8 August 2010. 
  21. ↑ Mevlut Erdinc at Turk Medya Yozgat

External links

Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists
Turkey
AS Saint-Étienne – current squad
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