Mehmet-Can Aydın
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002[1]
Place of birth Würselen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right midfielder
Team information
Current team
Trabzonspor
(on loan from Schalke 04)
Number 50
Youth career
2009–2010 VfL Übach-Boscheln[3]
2010 Alemannia Aachen[3]
2010–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach
2014–2020 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Schalke 04 II 9 (0)
2021– Schalke 04 40 (1)
2023–Trabzonspor (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2017 Germany U15 2 (1)
2017–2018 Germany U16 8 (0)
2018–2019 Germany U17 13 (0)
2020 Germany U19 2 (1)
2021–2022 Germany U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2022

Mehmet-Can Aydın (born 9 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor, on loan from Schalke 04.[1] Born in Germany, he plays for the Turkey national team.

Club career

Aydın made his professional debut for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga on 3 April 2021, starting against Bayer Leverkusen. He was substituted out in the 74th minute for Alessandro Schöpf, with the away match finishing as a 2–1 loss.[4] In January 2022, he extended his contract with Schalke until 2025.[5]

On 1 August 2023, he agreed to join Süper Lig club Trabzonspor on a season-long loan with an option to make the move permanent.[6]

International career

Aydın played several matches for the Germany U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-20 national teams.[7]

In March 2023, he was named to the Turkey national team by coach Stefan Kuntz for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Armenia and Croatia.[8]

Personal life

Aydın was born in Würselen, North Rhine-Westphalia, and is of Turkish descent.[1]

Career statistics

As of 1 August 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II2020–21Regionalliga West5050
2022–23Regionalliga West4040
Total9090
Schalke 042020–21Bundesliga600060
2021–222. Bundesliga18110191
2022–23Bundesliga16020180
Total40130431
Trabzonspor (loan)2023–24Süper Lig000000
Career total49130521

Honours

Schalke 04

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mehmet-Can Aydın at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Mehmet-Can Aydın". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Mehmet Can Aydin". FC Schalke 04 (in German). Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. "Germany » Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 27. Round » Bayer Leverkusen – FC Schalke 04 2:1". WorldFootball.net. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. "Mehmet Can Aydin extends contract until 2025". FC Schalke 04. 15 January 2022.
  6. "Mehmet Can Aydin loaned to Trabzonspor". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.
  7. "Mehmet-Can Aydın - Internationals". worldfootball.net.
  8. "Mehmet Can Aydin called up to Turkey's national team". FC Schalke 04. 17 March 2023.
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