Metehan Güçlü

Metehan Güçlü (born 2 April 1999) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Valenciennes FC on loan from Stade Rennais.[1]

Metehan Güçlü
Personal information
Full name Metehan Güçlü
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999
Place of birth Montfermeil, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Valenciennes
(on loan from Rennes)
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2012 AS Bondy
2012–2017 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Paris Saint-Germain B 26 (11)
2019 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (1)
2019– Rennes 0 (0)
2020– → Valenciennes (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
2016 Turkey U17 3 (2)
2016 Turkey U18 2 (0)
2018 Turkey U19 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 August 2020

Club career

Early career

Güçlü began his footballing career in the youth academy of AS Bondy at the age of 9, before moving to the Paris Saint-Germain Academy in 2012.[2] He signed his first professional contract with PSG on 21 February 2019.[3]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 17 April 2019, Güçlü made his professional debut by scoring a goal in PSG's 3–2 away loss to Nantes in Ligue 1. He replaced Layvin Kurzawa in the 74th minute of the game and netted his first goal 15 minutes later.[4]

Rennes

On 31 August 2019, Güçlü joined Rennes on a free transfer containing a sell-on percentage fee clause.[5]

Valenciennes (loan)

On 9 July 2020, Ligue 2 side Valenciennes announced the signing of Güçlü from Rennes on a season long loan deal without an option to buy.[6]

International career

Güçlü was born in France and is of Turkish descent, and holds both passports. He is a youth international for Turkey.[7]

Personal life

Güçlü's older brother, Ayhan Güçlü, was also a professional footballer and youth international for Turkey.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 9 July 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain2018–19Ligue 1110000000011
Rennes2019–20Ligue 1000000000000
Valenciennes (loan)2020–21Ligue 20000———00
Career total110000000011

Honours

Club

Paris Saint-Germain

References
  1. Metehan Güçlü at Soccerway
  2. "Info FM: à la découverte de Metehan Guclu, le nouveau joyau du PSG". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 5 November 2017.
  3. "Metehan Guclu signs his first professional contract with Paris Saint-Germain". EN.
  4. "Nantes vs. PSG - 17 April 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  5. "Official | Rennes acquire Metehan Güçlü from PSG". Get French Football News. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. "Valenciennes FC : trois nouvelles signatures". ligue2.fr.
  7. SPORT, RMC. "PSG: Qui est Metehan Guclu, la pépite parisienne convoquée pour le stage au Qatar?". RMC SPORT.
  8. "Metehan Güçlü: Lewandovski ve Cavani'yi örnek alıyorum". Fotospor.com. 1 February 2018.
  9. "PSG Champions as Lille held at Toulouse". www.ligue1.com. 21 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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