 Erdinç withParis Saint-Germain in 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mevlüt Erdinç[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1987-02-25)25 February 1987 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Claude, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Saint-Claude | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Jura Sud Fut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Sochaux | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Sochaux | 79 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Paris Saint-Germain | 76 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Rennes | 48 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Saint-Étienne | 53 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Hannover 96 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | →Guingamp (loan) | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Metz (loan) | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Antalyaspor (loan) | 24 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Fenerbahçe | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Fatih Karagümrük | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Kocaelispor | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Ümraniyespor | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Racing Besançon | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 398 | (111) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | France U17 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U19 | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Turkey U21 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2016 | Turkey | 34 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mevlüt Erdinç (surname speltErding in France;[2] born 25 February 1987) is a former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
Born in France to Turkish parents, he spent most of his career in his country of birth, recording 295 games and 92 goals inLigue 1. He won theCoupe de France in 2007 and 2010, withSochaux andParis Saint-Germain respectively, and also representedRennes,Saint-Étienne,Guingamp andMetz in France's highest division.
Erdinç played for France atunder-17 level before switching to Turkey fromunder-19 onwards. He made hissenior debut for the latter in March 2008 and represented them atUEFA Euro 2008, in which they were semi-finalists.
Born inSaint-Claude, Jura, Erdinç began his development at his hometown club andJura Sud Foot before joining the ranks ofSochaux in 2000.
Erdinç was promoted to the first-team squad in the2005–06 Ligue 1 season, scoring a last-minute goal on his debut to gift his side a 1–0 victory away atAjaccio. Despite early promise, it was not until the2007–08 season that he was able to hold down a first-team place, becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals in 28 appearances in the process. Notably, he scored in the 1–0 win againstGrenoble on the final day of the2008–09 season; Sochaux needed at least a point in order to confirm their top flight status inLigue 1 for the next season, thus securing their survival. He was their leading goal scorer for the 2008–09 season with 12 goals.
Mevlüt signed forParis Saint-Germain on 28 June 2009 on a four-year contract,[3] for a reported €9 million transfer fee.[4] Having previously scored 11 goals in the league for the past two seasons for relegation-threatened Sochaux, there was heavy speculation regarding his future prior to the move to PSG.Aston Villa,Fulham,Newcastle United andWigan Athletic all reportedly showed interest in the player throughout May 2009,[5] as well as French sidesBordeaux andLyon.[6]
He scored his first goal for PSG in a pre-season friendly match away toFiorentina in Italy on 29 July 2009, a game in which PSG won 3–0.[7][8] He also played againstRangers in theEmirates Cup on 1 August 2009, but failed to get on the score sheet.[9]
He scored his first Ligue 1 goal for PSG in the second week of the2009–10 season in PSG's 3–1 win at home toLe Mans.[10][11] In his first month playing for the Paris club, he was selected as Ligue 1 Player of the Month in August by 31 percent of fans who voted on the official website.[12] In late October 2009, a foot injury 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, Erdinç scored his first hat-trick for PSG in a 4–1 home win against his former club,Sochaux.[13][14] He finished as PSG's top scorer in the 2009–10 Ligue and third-placed in the overall league scoring charts, having scored 15 goals in the league and 19 in all games. He was also voted Paris Saint-Germain's Player of the Year for the2009–10 season.
Various injuries in the2010–11 season meant that Erdinç could not capture his form from the previous year, and scored just nine goals, eight inLigue 1. After the takeover of PSG in 2011 by theQatar Investment Group and a number of high-profile arrivals, such as club-record signing ofJavier Pastore for €42 million, Erdinç's place in the first-team looked in danger. Despite much interest from Newcastle United,Rennes andGalatasaray, it was confirmed that he would stay in Paris after an impressive start to the2011–12 season.[15] In his second game of the season, after coming on as a substitute, he scored in the 90th minute in a game againstToulouse to make it 2–1 and three minutes later, made an assist forJérémy Ménez to score, ending the game 3–1.[16]
On 23 September, after a series of successful performances, Erdinç was offered a one-year contract extension through to the end of the 2013–14 season.[17]
On 25 January 2012, receiving limited playing time under managerCarlo Ancelotti, Erdinç was transferred to Rennes for a €7.5 million transfer fee, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[18]
On 1 September 2013, transfer deadline day, Erdinç joinedSaint-Étienne in a reported €4 million deal.[19] He made his debut forLes Verts on 14 September, playing 81 minutes in the 3–1 win overValenciennes.[20] It took Erdinç until 24 November 2013 to score his first goal for Saint-Étienne, scoring the only goal in their away victory overNice when he stole the ball from goalkeeperLucas Veronese and tapped it into an empty net.[21] He followed this up with four goals in his next five matches for the club, the final goal of a 4–0 victory overStade Reims on 30 November,[22] a consolation goal in a 3–1 defeat to former club Rennes,[23] the equalizer in an eventual 2–1Coupe de la Ligue defeat to former club PSG,[24][25] and a penalty in Saint-Étienne's 2–0 defeat ofNantes on 21 December.[26]
In the penultimate league match of the2013–14 Ligue 1 season, Erdinç scored a first-half brace as Saint-Étienne defeated Nantes 3–1 at theStade de la Beaujoire on 10 May 2014.[27][28] He then scored Saint-Étienne's second goal, in between strikes fromLoïc Perrin, in a 3–1 over Ajaccio on 17 May, securing a 20th league win of the season, fourth place in the league table and a spot in the2014–15 UEFA Europa League.[29] He finished his first season with Saint-Étienne as the club's top-scorer, netting 11 Ligue 1 goals and 12 in all competitions.[30]
In Saint-Étienne's opening match of the2014–15 Ligue 1 season, Erdinç scored both goals as the side completed a 2–0 win overGuingamp on 9 August 2014.[31] In their next league fixture, he slotted a home aRomain Hamouma cross to secure a 3–1 come from behind victory over Reims, continuing the club's undefeated start to the season.[32]
On 17 July 2015, Erdinç signed a three-year contract withBundesliga sideHannover 96 for a reported fee of €3.5 million.[33]
On 7 January 2016, Erdinç was loaned to Guingamp for the remainder of the2015–16 season.[34] He went on to score 4 goals in 15 league appearances.
On 10 June 2016, it was announced that Erdinç would spend the2016–17 season on loan with newly promoted Ligue 1 sideMetz.[35]
On 13 July 2017, Erdinç moved to Turkey for the first time in his career, joiningİstanbul Başakşehir.[36] He was one of several internationals signed by the club that summer, among the others wereGaël Clichy,Eljero Elia,Gökhan Inler andManuel da Costa.[37]
At the end of his first season in his ancestral company, he told French regional newspaperLe Progrès that he wished to finish his career at the club.[38]
On 31 August 2018, Erdinç was loaned toAntalyaspor for2018–19 season.[39] On 31 May 2019, his loan agreement has finalized and Erdinç returned Başakşehir.[40]
On 30 August 2019, Erdinç joinedFenerbahçe S.K. on a two-season contract.[41][42]
On 3 September 2020, Erdinç signed with the newly promotedSüper Lig sideFatih Karagümrük.
In 2021 he signed withKocaelispor, playing in theTFF 1. Lig.
In 2022, he signed withÜmraniyespor, playing in theTFF 1. Lig, but terminated his contract at the end of 2021–22 season.
On 2 July 2022, Erdinç signed withRacing Besançon, playing in theChampionnat National 2 ahead of 2022–23 season.[43] Two months later, after not making an appearance for the club, he agreed the termination of his contract and announced his retirement.[44]
Erdinç has dual nationality and was thus eligible to represent bothTurkish andFrench internationally. He ultimately earned his first senior international cap, however, for Turkey on 26 March 2008 in a 2–2 draw withBelarus. On 10 May 2008,Fatih Terim announced Erdinç's inclusion in Turkey's 23-man squad forUEFA Euro 2008. He started in the first XI against Turkey's first opponentPortugal, though he was substituted after the first half in an eventual 2–0 defeat. Additionally, he came on as a second-half substitute in the semi-final againstGermany, a 3–2 loss that eliminated Turkey.
On 11 October 2008, Erdinç scored his first international goal, the winner in a 2–1 home victory againstBosnia and Herzegovina in2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.[45] He added two away goals inqualification for the 2014 edition, opening a 3–1 loss toHungary and concluding a 2–0 win overRomania,[46][47] as Turkey again failed to reach the final tournament.
Terim named Erdinç in Turkey's preliminary 27-man squad forUEFA Euro 2016 in France,[48] though he was one of four cut before the final deadline.
Erdinç is the youngest of eight children born to parents who emigrated fromYozgat, Turkey, to France in 1973.[49] In January 2010, he received a medal of honour from his town of birth,Saint-Claude.[50]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2008–09 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 38 | 12 | |||
| Total | 79 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 25 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 19 | |
| 2010–11 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[d] | 1 | 53 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6[d] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 76 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 109 | 30 | ||
| Rennes | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 4 | |
| 2012–13 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 37 | 13 | |||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | 55 | 18 | |||
| Saint-Étienne | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 29 | 12 | |
| 2014–15 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Total | 53 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 21 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Guingamp (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Metz (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
| Antalyaspor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 14 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| Fatih Karagumruk | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| Kocaelispor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Ümraniyespor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Racing Besançon | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 398 | 111 | 48 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 489 | 132 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2008 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 16 October 2012 | Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 14 November 2012 | Türk Telekom Arena, Istanbul, Turkey |  Denmark | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 10 September 2013 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania |  Romania | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 15 November 2013 | 5 Ocak Stadium, Adana, Turkey |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 5 March 2014 | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey |  Sweden | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 7 | 30 May 2014 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States |  Honduras | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 8 | 31 March 2015 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
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