Metehan Güçlü
Metehan Güçlü (born 2 April 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC on loan from Stade Rennais.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Metehan Güçlü | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Montfermeil, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Valenciennes (on loan from Rennes) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | AS Bondy | ||
| 2012–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 26 | (11) |
| 2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 1 | (1) |
| 2019– | Rennes | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Valenciennes (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Turkey U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2016 | Turkey U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Turkey U19 | 7 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 August 2020 | |||
Club career
Early career
Güçlü began his footballing career in the youth academy of AS Bondy at the age of 9, before moving to the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2012.[2] He signed his first professional contract with PSG on 21 February 2019.[3]
Paris Saint-Germain
On 17 April 2019, Güçlü made his professional debut by scoring a goal in PSG's 3–2 away loss to Nantes in Ligue 1. He replaced Layvin Kurzawa in the 74th minute of the game and netted his first goal 15 minutes later.[4]
Rennes
On 31 August 2019, Güçlü joined Rennes on a free transfer containing a sell-on percentage fee clause.[5]
Valenciennes (loan)
On 9 July 2020, Ligue 2 side Valenciennes announced the signing of Güçlü from Rennes on a season long loan deal without an option to buy.[6]
International career
Güçlü was born in France and is of Turkish descent, and holds both passports. He is a youth international for Turkey.[7]
Personal life
Güçlü's older brother, Ayhan Güçlü, was also a professional footballer and youth international for Turkey.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 July 2020[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rennes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
References
- Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
- "Info FM: à la découverte de Metehan Guclu, le nouveau joyau du PSG". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 5 November 2017.
- "Metehan Guclu signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". EN.
- "Nantes vs. PSG - 17 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- "Official | Rennes acquire Metehan Güçlü from PSG". Get French Football News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Valenciennes FC : trois nouvelles signatures". ligue2.fr.
- SPORT, RMC. "PSG: Qui est Metehan Guclu, la pépite parisienne convoquée pour le stage au Qatar?". RMC SPORT.
- "Metehan Güçlü: Lewandovski ve Cavani'yi örnek alıyorum". Fotospor.com. 1 February 2018.
- "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.