Mehmet Polat (born 8 June 1978 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin İdmanyurdu. He is a versatile central defender who can also play as rightback or defensive midfielder. He was capped four times for Turkey. He spent 2002-03 season on loan at Galatasaray. Once considered one of the best defenders of Turkey, he could not live up to those predictions. He stands at 1.78 m and wears the jersey number 27, which is also the license plate for Gaziantep.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Gaziantep, Turkey | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gaskispor | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Gaskispor | 37 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | → Gaziantep B. Bel.spor (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 1998–2004 | Gaziantepspor | 121 | (10) |
| 1998–99 | → Karabükspor (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2005 | Çaykur Rizespor | 16 | (0) |
| 2006 | Samsunspor | 14 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Gaziantepspor | 41 | (0) |
| 2009 | Gençlerbirliği | 8 | (0) |
| 2010 | Bucaspor | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 20 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | Turkey | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 February 2009 | |||
Transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the January transfer window of the 2008-2009 Season.
External links
edit- Gençlerbirliği Site Profile
- Profile at TFF.org (in Turkish)
- Mehmet Polat – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at footballstats.metro.co.uk
- Official website of Binbir Gece
