- Billy Mehmet
Infobox Football biography
playername = Billy Mehmet
fullname =
height =
nickname = Dancer
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1984|1|3
cityofbirth =London
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = St. Mirren
clubnumber = 9
position =Striker
youthyears = 2000–2003
youthclubs = West Ham United
years = 2003–2005
2005–
clubs = Dunfermline Athletic
St. Mirren
caps(goals) = 49 0(3)
95 (12)
nationalyears = 2004–2006
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland under–21
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 14 September 2008Billy Mehmet (born
3 January 1984 ) is an Irish professionalassociation football player of Turkish descent who plays forScottish Premier League club St. Mirren.Born in London, Mehmet began his career with West Ham United where he was captain of
The Academy of Football before transferring to Dunfermline Athletic in 2003. Two years later he transferred toSt Mirren .He scored the league clinching goal in 2005–06 against Dundee. After the departure of John Sutton, Mehmet started to play more and was Saints top scorer in 2007–08 with 9 goals. In February 2008, Mehmet extended his contact with St Mirren to 2010. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_mirren/7259049.stm Mehmet extends Love Street stay] ,
BBC Sport .] He scored his first ever hat-trick in aScottish League Cup win against Dumbarton.Mehmet qualifies for Ireland thanks to an Irish grandmother. He has played for the
Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team and made his debut against Poland in April 2004.References
External links
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* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/12637/billymehmet/profil.html Profile at transfermarkt.de] de icon
* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=23652&cc=5739 Profil at ESPNsoccer.net] en icon
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