Mehmet Ekici

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Mehmet Ekici
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Ekici in 2014
Personal information
Full name Mehmet Ekici
Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Munich, West Germany
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Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Trabzonspor
Number 8
Youth career
1995–1997 SpVgg Unterhaching
1997–2009 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Bayern Munich II 70 (18)
2010–2011 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2010–2011 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 32 (3)
2011–2014 Werder Bremen 41 (4)
2014– Trabzonspor 38 (12)
International career‡
2007 Germany U17 3 (0)
2007 Germany U18 1 (2)
2008 Germany U19 1 (0)
2009 Germany U20 4 (1)
2010 Germany U21 3 (0)
2010– Turkey 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Mehmet Ekici (Turkish pronunciation: [me̞hˈme̞t e̞ˈcid͡ʒɪ]; born 25 March 1990) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Trabzonspor, having previously played for Werder Bremen, 1. FC Nürnberg and Bayern Munich.[1] Born in Germany, Ekici played for the Germany national football team at Under-17 to Under-21 level before switching to represent Turkey in senior competition.

Club career

Bayern Munich

Ekici has appeared for Bayern Munich's first team, making his debut in the 2008 T-Home Super Cup.[2] He has been named in Bayern Munich's squad for the both the 2008–09 and 2009–10 UEFA Champions League.[3] In January 2010, it was announced that Ekici would train with the first-team for the rest of the 2009–10 season, along with reserve team-mates David Alaba and Diego Contento,[4] and on 1 February, he followed Contento in signing a contract with the senior team.[5] He was an unused substitute for a few matches before injury ruled him out of the end of the season. In July 2010, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg on a season-long loan.

Werder Bremen

On 18 May 2011,[6] Ekici transferred to Werder Bremen for a fee believed to be around €5 million.[7] He scored his first goal for Bremen on 17 September, against his former club 1. FC Nürnberg in match that ended in a 1–1 draw. On 1 September 2013 he scored two goals leading his team to 4–1 win over VfB Stuttgart.[8]

Trabzonspor

Ekici joined Trabzonspor on 15 August 2014 for a fee of €1.5 million.[9][10] He made his league debut on 31 August 2014 against Kayseri Erciyesspor, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[11]

International career

Although he has represented Germany, the nation of his birth, at youth and U21 levels, he has elected to play for Turkey at the senior level.[12][13] He was called up to Turkish side by Guus Hiddink for the friendly match against the Netherlands. On 29 March 2011, Ekici represented Turkey in his first major international match against Austria where he played right-wing with Turkish play-maker Arda Turan on the left-wing, which resulted in Turkey winning the match 2–0 and getting their UEFA Euro 2012 qualification back on-track. Ekici went with Turkish manager Guus Hiddink to 1. FC Nürnberg to try to persuade his close friend İlkay Gündoğan to follow in his paths in playing for Turkey.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Bayern Munich II 2007–08[15] Regionalliga Süd 9 0 — — 9 0
2008–09[16] 3. Liga 32 6 — — 32 6
2009–10[17] 29 12 — — 29 12
Total 70 18 — — 70 18
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2010–11[18] Bundesliga 32 3 4 1 — 36 4
Total 32 3 4 1 — 36 4
Werder Bremen 2011–12[19] Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 — 22 1
2012–13[20] 9 2 0 0 — 9 2
2013–14[21] 11 1 1 0 — 12 1
Total 41 4 2 0 — 43 4
Turkey League Turkish Cup Europe Total
Trabzonspor 2014–15[22] Süper Lig 29 9 6 0 7 1 42 10
2015–16[22] 9 3 0 0 2 1 11 4
Total 38 12 6 0 9 2 54 14
Career total 181 37 12 1 9 2 202 40

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

References

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