Baki Mercimek
Baki Mercimek (born 17 September 1982 in Amsterdam) is a former footballer. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Turkey at international level.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Baki Mercimek | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | HFC Haarlem | 36 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Stormvogels Telstar | 24 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Gençlerbirliği | 58 | (4) |
| 2006–2008 | Beşiktaş | 39 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Ankaraspor | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Ankaragücü (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010 | Diyarbakirspor | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Karşıyaka | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Bugsaşspor | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Gaziosmanpaşaspor | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Bugsaşspor | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003 | Turkey U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Turkey | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2015 | |||
Career
He previously had spells with Sunderland AFC in England, for whom he never played a first team game, as well as Haarlem in the Netherlands, and Beşiktaş in Turkey.
Background
Mercimek was born in Amsterdam. He was eligible to play for the Netherlands as well as Turkey. Mercimek stated that: "I have Turkish blood and I'd love to play for my country one day."[1]
Honours
References
- BBC SPORT | SUNDERLAND | Sunderland sign Mercimek, BBC Sport, 13 June 2001
- "Fortis Türkiye Kupası (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- "Süper Kupa (Profesyonel Takım)". tff.org. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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