- Mevlüt Erdinç
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Mevlüt Erdinç Personal information Full name Mevlüt Erdinç Date of birth 25 February 1987 Place of birth Saint-Claude, France Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Paris Saint-Germain Number 11 Youth career 2003–2005 Sochaux Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2009 Sochaux 79 (24) 2009– Paris Saint-Germain 59 (24) National team‡ 2004–2005 France U17 8 (3) 2005–2006 Turkey U19 12 (0) 2007 Turkey U21 5 (2) 2008– Turkey 12 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011[1]Mevlüt Erdinç (born 25 February 1987) is a French-Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain as a striker. He is both a Turkish and a French citizen. His surname is commonly spelt Erding by the European media. In January 2010 he received a medal of honour from his town of birth, Saint-Claude.[2]
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Club career
Sochaux
Erdinç was promoted from Sochaux's academy to the first-team squad in the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, scoring a last-minute goal on his debut to gift his side a 1–0 victory away at AC Ajaccio. Despite early promise, it wasn't until the 2007–08 season that he was finally able to hold down a first team place – becoming the club's top-scorer with 11 goals in 28 appearances.
He scored in the 1–0 win against Grenoble on the final day of the 2008–09 season. Sochaux needed at least a point in order to confirm their top flight status in Ligue 1 for next season. He was their leading goal scorer for the 2008–09 season with 12 goals.
Paris Saint-Germain
Mevlut signed for Paris Saint-Germain on 28 June 2009 on a four year contract,[3] for a reported €9 million.[4] Having previously scored 11 goals in the league for the past two seasons for relegation-threatened Sochaux, there was a lot of speculation about his future prior to the move to PSG. Aston Villa, Fulham, Newcastle United and Wigan reportedly showing an interest in May 2009,[5] as well as other French sides Bordeaux and Lyon[6]
2009-10
He scored his first goal for PSG in a pre-season friendly match away to Fiorentina in Italy, on 29 July 2009 in a game which PSG won 3–0.[7][8] He also played against Rangers in the Emirates Cup on 1 August 2009 but failed to get on the score sheet.[9]
He scored his first League goal for PSG in the second week of Ligue 1 in PSG's 3–1 win at home to Le Mans.[10][11] In his first month playing for PSG, he was selected as Ligue 1 Player of the Month in August by 31% of fans who voted on the official website.[12] A foot injury in late October 2009 saw him ruled out of action for approximately four weeks, but nonetheless had still managed to score six league goals in 11 games by December.
In March 2010 he scored his first hattrick for PSG in a 4–1 home win against his previous club Sochaux.[13][14] He was the PSG top scorer in the 2009–10 season and third-placed in the overall league scoring charts, having scored 15 goals in the league and 19 in all games. Erdinç was voted PSG's player of the year for the 2009-10 season.
2010-11
Various injuries in the 2010-11 season meant that Mevlut could not capture his form from the previous year, and scored just 9 goals (8 in the league).
2011-12
After the takeover of PSG in 2011 by the Qatar Investment Group and a number of high profile arrivals such as club-record signing of Javier Pastore for €42 million, Mevlüt's place in the team looked in danger. Despite much interest from Newcastle United, Rennes and Galatasaray it was confirmed that he will stay in Paris after an impressive start to the 2011-12 season.[15] On his second game of the season, after coming on as a substitute, he scored in the 90th minute in a game against Toulouse to make it 2-1 and three minutes later made an excellent assist for Jeremy Menez to score, ending the game 3-1.[16]
On 23 September, after a series of successful performances, Mevlüt was offered a one year contract extension which will keep him with the club until the end of the 2013-14 season.[17]
International career
He has dual-nationality and was thus eligible for both Turkish and French national teams, before gaining his first senior international cap for Turkey on 26 March 2008, in a '2-2' draw with Belarus.
Euro 2008
On 10 May 2008, Fatih Terim announced Erdinç's inclusion in Turkey's 23-man squad for Euro 2008. He started in the first eleven against Turkey's first opponent Portugal, however he was substituted after the first half. Also, he came on as a second-half substitute in the semi-final against Germany.
Career statistics
Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Europe Total Club Division Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 
FranceLigue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total Paris St Germain Ligue 1 2011–12 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 9 2 2010–11 22 8 3 0 3 0 7 1 34 9 2009–10 31 15 5 4 0 0 - 36 19 Club Total 59 24 8 4 4 1 9 1 78 30 Sochaux Ligue 1 2008–09 36 11 1 0 1 1 - 38 12 2007–08 29 11 2 0 1 0 - 32 11 2006–07 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 2005–06 10 2 0 0 0 0 - 10 2 Club Total 79 24 3 0 2 1 0 0 84 25 TOTAL France 138 48 11 4 6 2 9 1 164 55 CAREER TOTAL 138 48 11 4 6 2 9 1 164 55 Correct as of 26 October 2011[18][19][20] Club appearance data
Club Season Minutes Goals Ratio
(mins per goal)Paris SG 2010–11 2664 10 266.4 Paris SG 2009–10 2045 15 136.3 Sochaux 2008–09 3069 12 255.8 Sochaux 2007–08 2246 11 204.2 Sochaux 2006–07 66 0 - International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. October 11, 2008 İstanbul, Turkey 
Bosnia and Herzegovina2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification As of 31 August 2009 Honours
Club
- Sochaux
- Coupe de France (1): 2007
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Coupe de France (1): 2010
International
Personal life
Erdinç is the youngest of eight children. His parents emigrated from Yozgat, Turkey to France in 1973.[21]
References
- ^ "TFF Statistics". Turkish Football Federation. http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=664036. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ^ http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/13369423.asp?gid=229
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Mevlut Erding joins Gregory Coupet at Paris Saint-Germain". goal.com. http://goal.com/en/news/90/france/2009/06/29/1354401/official-mevlut-erdinç-joins-gregory-coupet-at-paris-saint. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "PSG agree deal for Erdinc". Sky Sports. 2009-06-28. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5405065,00.html. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Erdinc admits English interest". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11661_5283683,00+en-USS_01DBC.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Mevlut on Lyon's radar". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/06/06/1308778/aly-cissokho-lisandro-lopez-mevlut-erding-on-lyons-radar. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
- ^ "Fiorentina 0–3 PSG". psg.fr (French). http://www.psg.fr/fr/Saison/204003/Analyse-de-match/45691/Fiorentina-PSG-0-3-0-2. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "Three and easy for PSG". sportinglife.com. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/france/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/07/30/SOCCER_Friendlies.html&TEAMHD=france. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
- ^ "'Gers edge past PSG". Sky Sprts. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3148369,00.html. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "PSG 3–1 Le Mans". PSG.fr (French). http://www.psg.fr/fr/Saison/204003/Analyse-de-match/45851/PSG-Le-Mans-3-1-1-1. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Ligue 1 roundup Wk2". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11809_5493479,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ http://www.sporx.com/futbol/fransa/165788/
- ^ "Erding hat-trick sinks Sochaux". www.Ligue1.com. http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/erding-hat-trick-sinks-sochaux.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Chasing pack let Bordeaux off the hook". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=fra/news/newsid=1460430.html. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/950798/psg-opt-to-keep-mevlut-erdinc-despite-interest?cc=5739
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en/match/60727/toulouse-fc-vs-paris-saint-germain/lineup-stats
- ^ http://www.ntvspor.net/haber/dunyadan-futbol/48906/mevlut-erdinc-1-yil-daha-psgde
- ^ "Mevlut Erdinc Stats". fcsochaux.fr. http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=56/. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
- ^ "Paris Saint Germain Stats". PSG.fr. http://www.psg.fr/fr/Equipe-Pro/300002/Effectif/1879/Erding-Mevlut. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
- ^ "Mevlut Erdinc Stats". ESPN. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=84945&cc=5739. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
- ^ Mevlut Erdinc at Turk Medya Yozgat
External links
- "Fransa Mevlüt`ü konuşuyor" – Haber7 (Turkish)
- La fiche de Mevlüt Erdinç – L'Equipe (French)
- Sports.fr Journal (French)
- Official Player Profile by FC Sochaux-Montbéliard (French)
- French League Index
- ESPN Profile
- Serglod
- Saugeot – The City where Mevlüt lived
- Mevlüt Erdinç French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
Turkey squad – UEFA Euro 2008 semi-finalists 1 Rüştü • 2 Çetin • 3 Balta • 4 Gökhan Zan • 5 Emre • 6 Mehmet Topal • 7 Mehmet Aurélio • 8 Nihat • 9 Semih • 10 Karadeniz • 11 Metin • 12 Zengin • 13 E. Güngör • 14 Arda • 15 E. Aşık • 16 Boral • 17 Tuncay • 18 Kazim-Richards • 19 Akman • 20 Sabri • 21 Erdinç • 22 Hamit Altıntop • 23 Demirel • Coach: Terim
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. – current squad 1 Douchez · 2 Ceará · 3 Sakho (c) · 4 Biševac · 5 Tiéné · 6 Camara · 7 Ménez · 8 Luyindula · 9 Hoarau · 10 Nenê · 11 Erdinç · 12 Bodmer · 14 Matuidi · 15 Lugano · 16 Aréola · 18 Arnaud · 19 Gameiro · 20 Chantôme · 22 Armand · 23 Sissoko · 25 Bahebeck · 26 Jallet · 27 Pastore · 28 Landre · 29 Kebano · 30 Sirigu · Manager: Kombouaré
Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Saint-Claude, Jura
- French people of Turkish descent
- Turkish footballers
- Turkey international footballers
- Turkish expatriate footballers
- Turkey under-21 international footballers
- French footballers
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
- Dual internationalists (football)
- Association football forwards
- Sochaux
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