Mehmet Topuz
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 September 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Caferli Köyü, Şefaatli, Yozgat, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Right Midfielder, Right back Central Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2009 | Kayserispor | 234 | (46) |
| 2009–2016 | Fenerbahçe | 151 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Turkey U21 | 22 | (2) |
| 2006–2011 | Turkey | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 December 2015 | |||
Mehmet Topuz (born 7 September 1983) is a retired Turkish footballer, who last played for Fenerbahçe. Topuz had begun his career in Yolspor, a local club in Kayseri. He joined Kayserispor after spelling almost 3 years at that club. He has been given several Golden Man of the Month awards which are presented monthly and supported by Turkey Heart Foundation.[1][2][3] His successful league appearances attracted the bigger clubs of Turkey. However, Kayserispor Board strongly asserted that they will not let him go and supported their intentions to keep him in the club by advertising on billboards.[4][5] Afterwards, he extended his contract with the club, eventually becoming the team Captain.[6]
He has been linked with Spanish side Valencia in May 2008.[7] He played total of 6 games for Kayserispor in European competitions and scored 2 goals during their UEFA Intertoto Cup Campaign in the 2006 season, in which they became the first team from Turkey to win the competition. Kayserispor qualified for the UEFA Cup and lost 4–3 on aggregate against AZ in the second round. In 2007–08 season, he played 2 games in UEFA Cup qualification, in which Kayserispor lost against Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 on aggregate. After playing 5 years for Kayserispor, he became one of the finest Turkish talents during his time and eventually moved to Turkish giants Fenerbahçe in 2009 for a fee of €9 million + Gökhan Emreciksin following a lengthy transfer battle with fellow rival giants Beşiktaş in which he wore the Beşiktaş jersey after agreeing terms with the club. However the transfer failed when Fenerbahçe secured the deal by arranging an agreement with his club Kayserispor, making him one of the most expensive internal Turkish transfers. He scored his first goal against Twente in the first group game of UEFA Europa League from a freekick at 71st minute. Although this game tied the score, Twente scored another goal 6 minutes later, and sealed a 1–2 win in Istanbul.
International career
He played 22 times for Turkey U-21 and scored 2 goals. Topuz has also represented the Turkish national football team 18 times.
Career statistics
- As of 1 September 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kayserispor | 2000–01 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 1 | |
| 2001–02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2003–04 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 30 | 11 | ||
| 2004–05 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 38 | 3 | ||
| 2005–06 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 11 | ||
| 2007–08 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 43 | 13 | ||
| 2008–09 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Total | 234 | 46 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 276 | 60 | ||
| Fenerbahçe | 2009–10 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 151 | 7 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 13 | ||
| Career totals | 385 | 53 | 72 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 491 | 73 | ||
International
| Turkey national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
Honors
- Kayserispor
- Fenerbahçe
Notes
- ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
References
- ^ "Şubat Ayının Altın Adamı Mehmet Topuz" (in Turkish). netbul.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Altın Adam Mehmet Topuz" (in Turkish). spor3.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Altın adam Mehmet Topuz!" (in Turkish). ajansspor.com. 2008-04-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Kayseri'den Bilbordlu Tepki" (in Turkish). gazetespor.com. Archived from the original on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Kayserispor`dan büyüklere afişli tepki" (in Turkish). tumgazeteler.com. 2007-06-25. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Topuz işi uzattı!" (in Turkish). milliyet.com.tr. 2005-07-04. Archived from the original on 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Valencia Mehmet Topuz'un peşinde" (in Turkish). sabah.com.tr. 2008-05-02. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
External links
- Mehmet Topuz at TFF.org
- Mehmet Topuz – FIFA competition record (archived)