- Mehmet Polat
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Mehmet Polat Replace this image male.svg Personal information Full name Mehmet Polat Date of birth 8 June 1978 Place of birth Gaziantep, Turkey Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Defender, Defensive Midfielder Club information Current club Mersin İdmanyurdu Number 19 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 16 (2) National team‡ 2001-2002 Turkey 4 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2009Mehmet Polat (born 8 June 1978 in Gaziantep) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays 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 among 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.
He acted Erdal Karayolcu in a romantic drama, called Binbir Gece.
Transferred to Gençlerbirliği during the January transfer window of the 2008-2009 Season.
External links
- Gençlerbirliği Site Profile
- Profile at TFF.org (Turkish)
- Profile at footballstats.metro.co.uk
- Official website of Binbir Gece
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