Yusuf Mersin

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Yusuf Mersin (born 23 September 1994) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Welling United on loan from Maidstone United as a goalkeeper.

Yusuf Mersin
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Mersin[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-23) 23 September 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Greenwich, England
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Welling United
(on loan from Maidstone United)
Youth career
Millwall
2011–2014 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Kasımpaşa 0 (0)
2016–2019 Crawley Town 10 (0)
2019–2021 Dover Athletic 17 (0)
2021– Maidstone United 19 (0)
2023–Welling United (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2010 Turkey U16 2 (0)
2010–2011 Turkey U17 5 (0)
2012 Turkey U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:45, 1 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2017

Club career

Born in London,[3] Mersin moved from Millwall to Liverpool in January 2011.[4] He signed for Kasımpaşa in August 2014,[5] before returning to England with Crawley Town in June 2016.[6] He was offered a new contract by Crawley at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] On 9 May 2019, Mersin was released by Crawley after making 19 appearances for the club.[8]

Dover Athletic

On 20 May 2019, Mersin joined National League side Dover Athletic on a two-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 19 October in the FA Cup 4th qualifying round, a 2–1 victory over National League South side Weymouth[10] and made his league debut the following week in a 1–0 defeat to Stockport County, being caught out from 45 yards for the only goal of the match.[11] Following the arrival of Charlton Athletic loanee Ashley Maynard-Brewer, in February 2020 Mersin was placed on the transfer list by Dover.[12] Following's Dover's decision to not play any more matches in the 2020–21 season, made in late January, and subsequent null and voiding of all results, on 5 May 2021 it was announced that Mersin was out of contract and had left the club.[13]

He signed for Maidstone United in November 2021,[14] making his debut as a substitute in February 2022 after first-choice goalkeeper Tom Hadler was sent off.[15]

In March 2023, he joined Welling United on a two-week emergency loan deal.[16]

International career

He has represented Turkey at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels.[6]

Career statistics

As of 5 May 2021
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crawley Town 2016–17[17] League Two 8 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 10 0
2017–18[18] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 5 0
2018–19[19] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 4 0
Total 10 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 19 0
Dover Athletic 2019–20[20] National League 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
2020–21[21] National League 7 0 0 0 1[b] 0 8 0
Total 17 0 2 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 27 0 2 0 2 0 8 0 39 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy.
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017–18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 77. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Yusuf Mersin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ a b Yusuf Mersin at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool sign young Millwall goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin". BBC Sport. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ^ Yusuf Mersin at the Turkish Football Federation
  6. ^ a b "Yusuf Mersin: Crawley Town sign Turkish goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Crawley Town offer trio new deals but allow Jordan Roberts to leave". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ "REDS RELEASE TWO PLAYERS". Crawley Town F.C. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Mersin Signs On". www.doverathletic.com. 20 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Weymouth FC v Dover Athletic". www.doverathletic.com. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Dover Athletic 0–1 Stockport County". BBC Sport. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  12. ^ Page, Stephen (3 February 2020). "Dover Athletic place goalkeeper Yusuf Mersin on transfer list". KentLive.
  13. ^ "RETAINED AND RELEASED LIST". www.doverathletic.com. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Gurung signs Stones contract". 29 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Mersin: Pressure was on". 11 February 2022.
  16. ^ "WINGS SIGN GOALKEEPER YUSUF MERSIN ON EMERGENCY LOAN FROM MAIDSTONE UNITED". www.wellingunited.com. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Yusuf Mersin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2021.