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Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈzeci ˈtʃelik]; born 17 February 1997) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right wing-back for Serie A club Roma and the Turkey national team.

Club career

Bursaspor

Born in Bursa as the youngest of nine children, Çelik went through the Bursaspor youth academy and became a professional in 2015. He signed on loan with Karacabey Birlikspor in 2015.

İstanbulspor

In 2016, he joined İstanbulspor. His good performance with İstanbulspor earned him a call-up to the senior Turkey national team in 2018, despite playing in the TFF First League.[2]

Lille

On 8 July 2018, Çelik signed with Lille in France on a five-year contract.[3][4] Çelik made his professional debut in a 3–1 Ligue 1 win over Stade Rennes on 11 August 2018.[5]

Roma

On 5 July 2022, Çelik’s transfer to Roma from Lille was made official by the Serie A club, Roma.[6] He has signed a four-year contract with the Giallorossi that runs until 30 June 2026.[7] He made his Serie A debut in a 1–0 win over Cremonese on 22 August 2022.

International career

Çelik made his professional debut for the Turkey national team in a 1–1 friendly with Russia on 5 June 2018.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bursaspor 2015–16 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Karacabeyspor (loan) 2015–16 TFF Second League 34 0 1 0 — 35 0
İstanbulspor 2016–17 TFF Second League 31 0 0 0 — 31 0
2017–18 TFF First League 33 0 5 0 — 38 0
Total 64 0 6 0 — 69 0
Lille 2018–19 Ligue 1 34 1 2 0 — 36 1
2019–20 23 0 3 0 6[b] 0 32 0
2020–21 29 3 2 0 4[c] 1 35 4
2021–22 32 2 1 1 7[b] 0 40 3
Total 118 6 8 1 17 1 143 8
Roma 2022–23 Serie A 24 0 2 0 8[c] 0 34 0
2023–24 17 0 1 0 11[c] 0 29 0
Total 41 0 3 0 19 0 63 0
Career total 257 7 17 1 36 1 310 9
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 4 June 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Turkey 2018 4 0
2019 10 2
2020 4 0
2021 11 0
2022 6 0
2023 7 0
2024 3 0
Total 45 2

Scores and results list Turkey's goal tally first.[9]

List of international goals scored by Zeki Çelik
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2019 Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium, Alanya, Turkey  Uzbekistan 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 2–0

Honours

Istanbulspor

Lille

Roma

References

  1. ^ "Zeki Çelik". Lille OSC. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mehmet Zeki Çelik: Sağın yeni gözdesi - TamSaha Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
  3. ^ "Zeki Celik, international turc, est Lillois - Lille LOSC". www.losc.fr.
  4. ^ "Transferts : Zeki Celik a signé à Lille". L'Équipe (in French). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Lille vs. Rennes - 11 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  6. ^ "Official: Zeki Çelik joins Roma from Lille - A.S. Roma". www.romapress.net.
  7. ^ "Zeki Celik Completes Move to Roma". A.S. Roma. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "RUSYA 1–1 TÜRKİYE – A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org.
  9. ^ a b c "Mehmet Zeki Çelik". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Lille hold their nerve to clinch their first Ligue 1 title for a decade". The Guardian. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ Lowe, Sid (31 May 2023). "Montiel edges Sevilla to seventh Europa League triumph with win over Roma". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

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