Metehan Güçlü

Metehan Güçlü
Güçlü with Paris Saint-Germain U19 in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Villefranche
Youth career
2008–2012 AS Bondy
2012–2018 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 26 (11)
2019 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (1)
2019–2022 Rennes 0 (0)
2020–2021Valenciennes (loan) 12 (0)
2022Emmen (loan) 9 (2)
2022–2023 Emmen 1 (0)
2023–2024 Roda JC 18 (1)
2024– Villefranche 0 (0)
International career
2016 Turkey U17 3 (2)
2016 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2018 Turkey U19 7 (1)
2020 Turkey U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:03, 15 June 2024 (UTC)

Metehan Güçlü (born 2 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Championnat National club Villefranche.[1] Born in France, he represents Turkey at international level.

Club career

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Paris Saint-Germain

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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 Paris Saint-Germain on 21 February 2019.[3]

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

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On 31 August 2019, Güçlü joined Rennes on a free transfer containing a sell-on percentage fee clause.[5]

On 9 July 2020, Ligue 2 side Valenciennes announced the signing of Güçlü from Rennes on a season-long loan deal.[6]

On 1 February 2022, Güçlü moved on loan to Dutch club Emmen.[7] He signed for the club on a permanent transfer on 22 July.[8]

Roda

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On 4 September 2023, Güçlü joined Roda JC on an amateur contract.[9]

Villefranche

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On 5 August 2024, Güçlü signed with Villefranche.[10]

International career

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Güçlü was born in France and is of Turkish descent, and holds both passports. He is a youth international for Turkey.[11]

Personal life

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Güçlü's older brother, Ayhan Güçlü, is a former professional footballer and youth international for Turkey.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 February 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain B 2016–17 National 2 1 0 1 0
2017–18 National 2 6 0 6 0
2018–19 National 2 19 11 19 11
Total 26 11 26 11
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Rennes 2019–20 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valenciennes (loan) 2020–21 Ligue 2 12 0 0 0 12 0
Emmen (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 9 2 0 0 9 2
Emmen 2022–23 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Roda JC 2023–24 Eerste Divisie 18 1 1 0 1[a] 0 20 1
Career total 67 15 1 0 01 0 69 15
  1. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

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Paris Saint-Germain

Emmen

References

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  1. ^ a b Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Info FM: à la découverte de Metehan Guclu, le nouveau joyau du PSG". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Metehan Guclu signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". EN.
  4. ^ "Nantes vs. PSG - 17 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Official | Rennes acquire Metehan Güçlü from PSG". Get French Football News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Valenciennes FC : trois nouvelles signatures". ligue2.fr.
  7. ^ "FC EMMEN HUURT METEHAN GÜÇLÜ" (Press release) (in Dutch). Emmen. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ Rassouli, Thomas (22 July 2022). "Officiel : Metehan Güclü transféré au FC Emmen" [Official : Metehan Güclü transferred to FC Emmen]. Stade Rennais Online (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  9. ^ "METEHAN GÜCLÜ OP AMATEURBASIS BIJ RODA JC" [METEHAN GÜCLÜ ON AN AMATEUR BASIS AT RODA JC] (in Dutch). Roda JC. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Mercato : Metehan Güclü, nouveau renfort offensif !" [Transfer: Metehan Güclü, new offensive reinforcement] (in French). Villefranche. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ SPORT, RMC. "PSG: Qui est Metehan Guclu, la pépite parisienne convoquée pour le stage au Qatar?". RMC SPORT.
  12. ^ "Metehan Güçlü: Lewandovski ve Cavani'yi örnek alıyorum". Fotospor.com. 1 February 2018.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Emmen pakt, ondanks nederlaag in Eindhoven, ook kampioenschap in eerste divisie". 29 April 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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